Tag: Online Service Providers
11 months ago
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Once Unstoppable, Alibaba Is Now Faltering

The Chinese e-commerce giant lost its lead—even in online shopping

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about 1 year ago
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The Alibaba Spinoff Trade Loses More Steam

Recent hiccups probably won’t derail the firm’s restructuring, but the stock could struggle without further concrete ...

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over 1 year ago
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Elon Musk’s Pivot to X Draws Strong Opinions Across Twitter

Twitter’s signature blue bird logo switched to an “X” for many users on Monday after the platform's owner, Elon Musk,...

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over 1 year ago
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Google’s CSO Kate Brandt on How AI Can Accelerate Climate Action

She was the U.S. government’s first sustainability chief and has spent eight years at the tech giant

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over 1 year ago
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Alibaba Shares Are a Bet on Spinoffs, Not Growth

Chinese e-commerce company’s core business remains stuck in slow gear. But the stock could do well anyway.

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over 1 year ago
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Tencent Earnings Show It Still Has Game

After a brutal 2022, Tencent is bouncing back quickly. But it needs to keep diversifying its business to lay the foun...

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over 1 year ago
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Twitter Chief Elon Musk Tries to Reassure Advertisers at Miami Beach Forum

Billionaire says he is receptive to brands’ concerns but will give priority to free speech

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over 1 year ago
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Churches Gather Diminished Flocks for Fourth Easter Since Covid

Online services have accustomed many worshipers to staying home

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over 1 year ago
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Australia Bans TikTok From Government Devices Amid Security Concerns

The country’s ban came on the advice of the intelligence and security agencies

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over 1 year ago
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Kakao Strikes Back in the Battle of K-Pop Empires

K-pop labels are shaping up as surprise stock winners in 2023

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over 1 year ago
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Nine Entertainment Cuts Dividend After 1H Profit Falls 10%

Net profit for the six months through June was A$183.1 million , compared with A$203.5 million a year earlier

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almost 2 years ago
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Elon Musk Seeks to Move Trial Over Tesla Tweets, Saying San Francisco Jurors Are Biased

Billionaire argues that negative local publicity surrounding his management of Twitter will keep him from having a fa...

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almost 2 years ago
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Elon Musk’s Twitter Disbands Trust and Safety Council

The role of the coalition that worked with Twitter before Mr. Musk took ownership of the company had become unclear.

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almost 2 years ago
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The Russian Billionaire Selling Putin’s War to the Public

Yuri Kovalchuk, with vast holdings in banking and media, is helping his longtime friend Vladimir Putin tighten the Kr...

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almost 2 years ago
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Twitter Offers Advertisers Generous Incentives After Many Marketers Left Platform

Twitter is offering advertisers incentives to increase their spending on the platform, an effort to jump-start its bu...

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almost 2 years ago
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Alibaba Conjures Up Cost Savings

E-commerce giant’s operating profit rose a better-than-expected 68% because of lower expenses.

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almost 2 years ago
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Tencent Slims Down as Beijing Lightens Up

The Chinese social-media and game giant is continuing to unwind its stakes in other companies, while investors are ch...

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almost 2 years ago
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China Relief Rally Can Only Go So Far

Covid restrictions will remain onerous for some time, and there remain many other issues to spook in investors in China.

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about 2 years ago
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China’s GigaCloud Goes Public in U.S., Bucking Delisting Trend

The e-commerce company generates all of its revenue outside of China and says it is prepared to switch auditors if ne...

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about 2 years ago
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Google Not Liable for Links to Defamatory Content, Top Australian Court Rules

The High Court of Australia ruled that the company can’t be considered a publisher of defamatory material that can be...

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over 2 years ago
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A New Hong Kong Stock Makes GameStop Look Tame

The market value of fintech company AMTD Digital briefly eclipsed Facebook parent Meta Platforms this week.

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over 2 years ago
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Alibaba Passes Through the Storm Into the Slog

The worst of the tech crackdown in China may be over, but a weak economy—and a permanently changed regulatory environ...

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over 2 years ago
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Life360’s Shares Hit 16-Month Low as It Shelves U.S. Listing Plans

UPDATED: Life360 Ltd. shares have fallen throughout the session, hitting their lowest level since December 2020 after...

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over 2 years ago
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Alibaba Shares Are Cheap, but Not a Bargain

China’s e-commerce champion is still taking blows from multiple sides, but a deepening funk among consumers is now ad...

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over 2 years ago
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Meituan Shows China Tech Isn’t Delivering Yet

Investors had hoped that the new year would bring a reprieve from the regulatory crackdown that punished shares in 20...

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over 2 years ago
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Think U.S.-China Tensions are Bad for Business? Try China-India

Tensions between India and China are flaring up. Collateral damage is showing up in surprising places.

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over 2 years ago
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The World’s Most Valuable Life Insurer Could Soon Be Indian

Enthusiasm for shares of India’s new, recently listed technology companies is fizzling out. An old state-owned insura...

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almost 3 years ago
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WSJ News Exclusive | Pro-China Twitter Accounts Flood Hashtag Critical of Beijing Winter Olympics

Researchers say many of the accounts are largely automated and are meant to drown out calls by advocacy groups to boy...

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almost 3 years ago
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Chinese Economist Suggests China Spend More to Boost Its Birthrate—and Is Blocked From Social Media

Ren Zeping’s Weibo account was locked after his article advocating China’s central bank print $314 billion to help ra...

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almost 3 years ago
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Didi Stock Remains Mired in the Twilight Zone

Didi investors have finally gotten a clear glimpse into its financials following the Chinese ride-hailing giant’s fat...

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almost 3 years ago
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Tencent Gives Investors an Early Christmas Present

The Chinese tech giant is cashing in its stake in e-commerce company JD.com. The big question is whether other divest...

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almost 3 years ago
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China Halts Alibaba Cybersecurity Cooperation for Slow Reporting of Threat, State Media Says

The technology ministry suspended work with Alibaba Cloud for six months over slow reporting of the Log4j2 software f...

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almost 3 years ago
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Disney and YouTube Reach Deal, Ending Blackout

Agreement ends a brief blackout that began at the stroke of midnight Saturday after the carriage contract between the...

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almost 3 years ago
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TikTok to Adjust Its Algorithm to Avoid Negative Reinforcement

The app said it is working to diversify the content it pushes to individual users in order to protect their mental we...

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almost 3 years ago
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China Fines Weibo for Spreading ‘Illegal Information’

The popular Twitter-like site is the second Chinese social-media giant to be punished in two weeks as internet contro...

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almost 3 years ago
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Alibaba Reshuffles E-Commerce Teams Amid Competition, Slowing Growth

Alibaba said it would reorganize its e-commerce teams and appointed a new chief financial officer, as the tech giant ...

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almost 3 years ago
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Didi Plan to Delist in New York Rocks Other Chinese ADRs

The Chinese ride-hailing giant is aiming for a Hong Kong listing in early 2022, further evidence of a broader U.S.-Ch...

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almost 3 years ago
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Didi’s Drive Home Marks the End of an Era

Didi’s flight to Hong Kong isn’t unexpected, but the company still faces a tangle of problems. And its retreat marks ...

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almost 3 years ago
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Amazon Trucks Snarled in U.K. Amid Climate Protest Blockades

Activists for a British group campaigning for action on climate change began blocking roads outside Amazon warehouses...

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