China eCommerce

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) is poised to hit a new all-time high Thursday after impressing investors with its fiscal first-quarter earnings report. Shares of Alibaba gained more than 7 percent after reporting that it earned $1.17 per share on revenue of $7.403 billion; analysts were...

Analysts at Stifel turned bullish on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) ahead of the company's fiscal first-quarter earnings report Thursday morning. The analyst Scott Devitt added Alibaba's stock to the firm's "Stifel Select List" with a Buy rating and a price target boosted from $165 to $180...

Shares of JD.Com Inc(ADR) (NASDAQ: JD) fell more than 5 percent Monday after the China-based e-commerce firm reported a loss in its second quarter earnings report. JD.com, China's second-biggest e-commerce firm, reported revenue of Rmb93.2 billion ($13.98 billion) in the quarter, which marks a...

Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) soared higher by more than 11 percent early Thursday morning after the company hosted Day One of an Analyst Day presentation. Alibaba's CEO Daniel Zhang and Chief Financial Officer Maggie Wu presented investors with an update to its 2018 outlook,...

A new day, a new political scandal adding pressure to U.S. stocks. But who needs to worry about what President Donald Trump will say next or who he will fire? Investors looking to hedge their positions against the political landscape should look global, that's who — at least according to Ben...

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) is the unofficial king of e-commerce in China but that doesn't mean the competitive landscape is empty. According to Gadfly's Tim Culpan, Alibaba's chief rival JD.Com Inc(ADR) (NASDAQ: JD) is looking to make its mark on the global stage — perhaps in a...

Analysts at Raymond James reiterated Chinese ecommerce behemoth Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) as its top pick despite an already impressive 22 percent year-to-date run. Commenting on Raymond James' call during CNBC's "Halftime Report" Friday, "Downtown" Josh...

JD.Com Inc(ADR) (NASDAQ: JD) is China's second largest online retailer so investors have reason to be concerned how the company would be impacted under any potential trade war or rhetoric initiated by President-elect Donald Trump. In a rare interview with American media, JD.com's CEO Richard Liu...

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) founder and Chairman Jack Ma wants to create an online platform that links smaller businesses, farmers and individuals with clients across the world. According to Asia Nikkei Review, Ma is pushing for the creation of an Electronic World Trade Platform. He...

James Lee of CLSA finalized a fact finding channel check mission in China involving cross-border trade e-commerce activity. As a whole, the analyst noted that he came away incrementally positive on Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) for its "opportunity to follow the successful product roadmap of WeChat."...

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and JD.Com Inc(ADR) (NASDAQ: JD) formed a strategic relationship earlier this month, which will see Wal-Mart's presence in China greatly improved. As part of the agreement, Wal-Mart will receive 144.95 million newly issued JD.com shares, representing approximately...

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) entered into an agreement with JD.Com Inc(ADR) (NASDAQ: JD) to improve its presence in China. As part of the agreement, Wal-Mart will receive 144.95 million newly issued JD.com Class A ordinary shares, representing approximately 5 percent of all shares...

Counterfeit items are a low quality knock-off of the original. Or are they? According to Jack Ma, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA)'s founder and chairman, counterfeit goods made in China are of superior quality. Bloomberg quoted the executive as saying during an investor conference on Tuesday...

Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ: BIDU) is one of China's most important eCommerce companies through its Chinese-language search platform that commands an 80 percent market share. So why is it now a competitive threat to global automakers? Baidu's Senior Vice President Wang Jing said on Friday...