China’s JD.com tops quarterly revenue estimates as consumer demand holds up

By Reuters Published May 13, 2025 Chinese e-commerce retailer JD.com topped market estimates for quarterly revenue on Tuesday, in a sign of steady demand even as U.S. tariffs and prolonged economic weakness weighed on consumer sentiment. Reuters Consumer demand in China has faced a series of hurdles in recent years, with a prolonged property sector […]

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China’s e-commerce giants are putting up a fight

By Bloomberg Published April 28, 2025 China’s e-commerce players are perhaps the most exposed to the trade war, the exception to arguments that the country’s tech sector will be able to weather the storm.  Bloomberg If President Donald Trump’s tariffs hold, it would be devastating for the business models of PDD Holdings Inc.’s Temu, Shein, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s international retailers, and […]

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Alibaba boosts share buy back as revenues miss estimates

By Reuters Published Feb 9, 2024 China’s Alibaba Group Holding on Wednesday missed analysts’ estimates for third-quarter revenue, hurt by a weak retail environment and faltering economic recovery in the world’s second-largest economy. Reuters U.S.-listed shares of Alibaba fell 4% in early trading after the company flagged an increase of $25 billion to its share […]

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