Facebook, Google Rule Smartphone Apps: comScore
at Investor's Business Daily - 1 hr 7 mins ago
Facebook (FB) and Google (GOOGL) apps are dominant on smartphones in the U.S., with several Facebook- and Google-owned apps on the top 15, according to comScore. Among U.S. smartphone users age 18 and up, 71.2% had the Facebook app as of February, up...
AMZN: 382.65 (-0.89), P: 16.99 (+0.16), FB: 82.04 (-0.13), GOOGL: 548.54 (+0.52), TWTR: 51.94 (-0.23), AAPL: 127.10 (+0.54), BABA: 84.58 (-1.56)
Nokia: Who Needs A Map?
WestEnd511 - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Apr 12, 1:28AM CDT
AAPL: 127.10 (+0.54), NOK: 8.06 (+0.33)
Alibaba Targets Smart Cars, Smart Devices
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Apr 10, 6:06PM CDT
China e-shopping empire Alibaba Group (BABA) recently formed an automotive unit and a 'smart living' division as it strives to develop China's first Internet-connected car and boost its cloud computing, hardware and Big Data operations. In March, No....
HAR: 138.35 (+0.26), BIDU: 214.79 (-3.69), GOOGL: 548.54 (+0.52), AAPL: 127.10 (+0.54), BABA: 84.58 (-1.56)
NetEase Tries To Break Out As Chinese Stocks Rally
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Apr 08, 1:13PM CDT
Chinese stocks are on fire on the stock market today, and online gaming company NetEase (NTES) is trying to break out. Other Chinese Internet stocks are making notable gains, including Alibaba (BABA), JD.com (JD), Tencent (TCEHY) and Autohome (ATHM)....
NTES: 118.80 (-1.35), JD: 33.23 (+0.54), ATHM: 49.96 (+0.14), BABA: 84.58 (-1.56)
Baidu, Other China Stocks Up On New Gov't Econ Plan
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Apr 08, 1:09PM CDT
Baidu (BIDU) and other China stocks soared Wednesday as investors stormed Hong Kong's stock market, sending the benchmark Hang Seng Index to its highest point since 2008 and setting record trading volumes. Recent government stimulus efforts and new...
QIHU: 59.53 (+0.53), SINA: 37.51 (-0.50), BIDU: 214.79 (-3.69), YY: 63.47 (-1.28)
Chinese Web/mobile stocks surge
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Apr 08, 9:58AM CDT
SINA: 37.51 (-0.50), VIPS: 30.00 (+0.23), GOMO: 4.50 (-0.02), YY: 63.47 (-1.28), CQQQ: 43.78 (-0.33), YOKU: 14.89 (-0.90), QIHU: 59.53 (+0.53), VNET: 19.76 (-0.14), TAOM: 3.05 (+0.02), LEJU: 8.76 (-0.01), KWEB: 38.26 (-0.25), JMEI: 17.59 (+0.36), QQQC: 26.04 (-0.02), CYOU: 27.73 (-0.27), KZ: 5.71 (-0.04), MOMO: 11.52 (-0.44), DSKY: 9.15 (-0.16), WB: 14.88 (-0.21), BIDU: 214.79 (-3.69), CNTF: 1.02 (-0.02), DANG: 9.12 (-0.17), SOHU: 57.81 (-0.75), SFUN: 7.24 (-0.14), JD: 33.23 (+0.54), MOBI: 4.21 (-0.29), CMGE: 20.23 (-0.13), EJ: 6.32 (+0.02), BABA: 84.58 (-1.56)
Beijing Pressure Continues On Video, E-Commerce
Doug Young - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Apr 02, 12:00PM CDT
Bottom line: New moves against e-commerce and online video firms are extensions of a broader crackdown on rogue Internet practices, which will slow short-term growth at some companies but ultimately create a healthier business environment. It...
SINA: 37.51 (-0.50), BIDU: 214.79 (-3.69), NTES: 118.80 (-1.35), SOHU: 57.81 (-0.75), YOKU: 14.89 (-0.90)
Baidu: Shi Mian Mai Fu (Ambush From Ten Sides)
WestEnd511 - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Apr 02, 6:05AM CDT
BIDU: 214.79 (-3.69), BABA: 84.58 (-1.56)
Alibaba: Building The Ecosystem One Piece At A Time
WestEnd511 - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Apr 01, 1:35AM CDT
BIDU: 214.79 (-3.69), BABA: 84.58 (-1.56)
Tencent, Alibaba Keep Their Content War Entertaining
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Mar 31, 9:22PM CDT
Tencent (TCEHY) and Alibaba (BABA) are Chinese Internet archrivals. But increasingly, they're taking their strategy of forging key alliances to overseas. And they're keeping it entertaining. Tencent, best known for its WeChat and QQ messaging...
ATVI: 22.92 (-0.08), BIDU: 214.79 (-3.69), LGF: 31.31 (+0.11), SNE: 30.56 (+0.66), TWX: 85.49 (-0.12), BABA: 84.58 (-1.56)
BMG Distribution Deal Is Music To Alibaba's Ears
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Mar 30, 12:02PM CDT
Alibaba (BABA) is bulking up its media offerings with a music distribution deal in China with BMG, adding to the e-commerce giant's vision for multimedia dominance in the country. BMG, a division of German mass media company Bertelsmann, holds the...
BIDU: 214.79 (-3.69), LGF: 31.31 (+0.11), SNE: 30.56 (+0.66), YOKU: 14.89 (-0.90), INTC: 31.93 (+0.69), TWX: 85.49 (-0.12), BABA: 84.58 (-1.56)
How Tencent, Up 14,000% Since Its IPO, Is Still a Relatively Unknown Chinese Internet Giant
at The Street - Mon Mar 30, 11:00AM CDT
Chinese Internet company Tencent is largely ignored in American circles. Here's what smart investors need to know.
SINA: 37.51 (-0.50), WB: 14.88 (-0.21), BIDU: 214.79 (-3.69), FB: 82.04 (-0.13), TWTR: 51.94 (-0.23), BABA: 84.58 (-1.56)
Baidu Stock Can't Clear This Key Technical Level
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 27, 3:25PM CDT
Baidu (BIDU) is China's dominant search engine, but its stock has been stuck below its 50-day moving average. The 50-day line can be a key area of support, where mutual funds and other big institutions step in to buy shares. But it can also be a...
TSLA: 210.90 (+0.81), BIDU: 214.79 (-3.69), AAPL: 127.10 (+0.54), BABA: 84.58 (-1.56)
China Internet Companies Set For Soft Landing On Wall Street
Doug Young - Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 25, 3:03PM CDT
Bottom line: Chinese Internet stocks are likely to see a soft landing after a correction period in the first half of the year, with leaders and high-growth second tier players likely to experience a rebound in the second half. A new scorecard is...
WUBA: 54.13 (-0.05), WB: 14.88 (-0.21), XNET: 7.00 (-0.25), JMEI: 17.59 (+0.36), ATHM: 49.96 (+0.14), BABA: 84.58 (-1.56)
Alibaba-Tencent Insurance Joint Venture Raises Big Funds
Doug Young - Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 25, 12:36PM CDT
Bottom line: Alibaba (NYSE: BABA ), Tencent ( OTCPK:TCEHY ) and Ping An's online insurance joint venture should easily find backers for its first major fundraising, and could even exceed its $8 billion valuation target due to strong demand. This...
QUNR: 44.59 (+0.62), BIDU: 214.79 (-3.69), CTRP: 63.05 (-0.73), BABA: 84.58 (-1.56)
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Tencent Holdings, Apple, Baidu and Alibaba Group Holding - Press Releases
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Mar 25, 8:30AM CDT
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Tencent Holdings, Apple, Baidu and Alibaba Group Holding
BIDU: 214.79 (-3.69), AAPL: 127.10 (+0.54), BABA: 84.58 (-1.56)
Tencent Joins Baidu, LeTV In Smart Car Race
Doug Young - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 24, 7:06PM CDT
Bottom line: New smart car initiatives from Tencent ( OTCPK:TCEHY ), LeTV and Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU ) are all likely to struggle, with Baidu most likely to be the first to drop out of this race to copy Internet giant Google ( GOOG , GOOGL ). China...
BIDU: 214.79 (-3.69)
Tencent, Foxconn & China Harmony Unite to Build Smart Cars - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Mar 24, 2:33PM CDT
Chinese Internet giant, Tencent Holdings (TCEHY), recently signed an agreement with Taiwan's Foxconn Technology, a major Apple (AAPL) supplier, to develop smart electric cars.
BIDU: 214.79 (-3.69), AAPL: 127.10 (+0.54), BABA: 84.58 (-1.56)
More Emerging Market Plays
Claudio Brocado - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 24, 1:50AM CDT
As I have been writing recently, it is time to add Emerging Market (EM) exposure. I explained in my last note why direct EM plays are a way to actually reduce the overall volatility and riskiness of a portfolio by contributing to a more...
BIDU: 214.79 (-3.69), KSU: 106.33 (+0.30), BABA: 84.58 (-1.56)
Twitch Resets User Passwords After Possible Attack
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Mar 23, 3:52PM CDT
Twitch, Amazon's (AMZN) live video game streaming site, expired all user passwords, saying some may have been compromised. In a Twitch blog post Monday, the streaming site said there "may have been unauthorized access to some Twitch user account...
YHOO: 45.18 (-0.45), AMZN: 382.65 (-0.89), GOOGL: 548.54 (+0.52), TWTR: 51.94 (-0.23)