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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Palantir, CrowdStrike, Foot Locker and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Foot Locker — Shares tumbled about 9.7% after the sneaker retailer posted a holiday-quarter loss and provided weak guidance for the current year. CrowdStrike's adjusted earnings of 95 cents per share surpassed an LSEG consensus estimate of 82 cents per share. The firm's $845 million in revenue was also higher than the estimated $839 million. That's higher than analysts' calls for $1.65 per share on revenue of $5.81 billion, according to LSEG. Box — The stock added 2.9% after matching fourth-quarter revenue expectations, according to LSEG.

Persons: Foot, CrowdStrike, Palantir, ChargePoint, FactSet, Ross, Bitcoin, Nordstrom, —, Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox Theobald Organizations: —, U.S . Army, Tactical Intelligence, Ross, OpenAI, Nordstrom

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: CrowdStrike, Palantir, Super Micro Computer, Brown-Forman and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

JD.com — The Chinese e-commerce platform surged nearly 19% after posting a quarterly revenue increase. Thor Industries — Shares plunged 11% after the recreational vehicle maker posted quarterly revenue that disappointed expectations. In its second quarter, Thor Industries reported revenue of $2.21 billion, weaker than the FactSet consensus estimate of $2.27 billion. Box posted fourth-quarter earnings of 42 cents per share, topping the forecast 38 cents in earnings per share from analysts polled by LSEG. Wall Street firms HSBC and Deutsche Bank upgraded Target to buy after the earnings results.

Persons: CrowdStrike, JD.com, Nordstrom, Morgan Stanley, Locker, HashiCorp, LSEG, Couchbase, Bitcoin, Ether, ChargePoint, Wolfe, Brown, Forman —, Forman, Jack Daniel's, Adam Jonas, Tesla, Fitch, — CNBC's Michelle Fox, Lisa Kailai Han, Hakyung Kim, Pia Singh, Samantha Subin Organizations: Management, Nordstrom, New York Community Bancorp, Reuters, Wall, Bank, — Bank, PNC Financial Services, Northern Trust, T Bank, Thor Industries, FactSet, ChargePoint Holdings, LSEG, OpenAI, —, U.S . Army, Tactical Intelligence, Wall Street, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Target, Argus, Abercrombie, Fitch, Tech Locations: FactSet ., LSEG .

☆ KKM's Jeff Kilburg: Buy CrowdStrike
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailKKM's Jeff Kilburg: Buy CrowdStrikeJeff Kilburg, KKM Financial founder and CEO, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss how to trade Nordstrom, CrowdStrike, and JD.Com.

Persons: Jeff Kilburg, Nordstrom, CrowdStrike Organizations: KKM Financial

The work report presented Tuesday by Premier Li Qiang to the National People’s Congress outlined plans for modest increases in overall spending and a hefty 7.2% jump in funding for the military. Li's work report is designed to showcase for the nation achievements in the past year and convey the top leadership's priorities for this year. Photos You Should See View All 60 ImagesApart from the ambitious growth target, “There is no reform, no liberalization, no action plan and no messaging of reassurance,” he said. — Another 10.4 billion yuan ($1.4 billion) will go to upgrading industries and modernizing manufacturing. “We will work to build China's self-reliance and strength in science and technology,” the report said.

Persons: it’s, Premier Li Qiang, Li, Xi Jinping's, James Zimmerman, ”, Tianchen Xu, What's, —, Xu, ” Lynn Song Organizations: BEIJING, Premier, National People’s, Communist, American Chamber of Commerce, Economist Intelligence Unit, Baidu, Greater China, ING Economics, — Locations: China, Beijing, Washington, Hong Kong, Greater

☆ A bigger pool of American workers could continue to slow inflation even further
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Now, as the Federal Reserve faces the final stretch of its historic inflation battle, a bigger pool of workers could slow inflation even further. That then begs the question: How much more can better labor supply slow inflation? The US Labor Department releases January figures on job openings, quits, hires and layoffs. The US Labor Department reports the number of new applications for jobless benefits in the week ended March 2. China’s National Bureau of Statistics releases February inflation data.

Persons: Mary Daly, “, ” Sarah House, Michael Gapen, That’s, Jack Bantock, ’, ”, Richard Felton, Thomas, ’ ”, Patrick Harker, Ross, Nordstrom, Michael Barr, Campbell Soup, Foot, Jerome Powell, Loretta Mester Organizations: DC CNN, Federal Reserve, San Francisco Fed, National Association for Business Economics, Labor, CNN, Bank of America, White House’s Council, Economic Advisers, English Premier League, Chelsea, Burnley, Philadelphia Fed, Target, P Global, Institute for Supply Management, US Commerce Department, Abercrombie, Fitch, Financial Services, The Bank of Canada, US Labor Department, Broadcom, Costco, Eagle Outfitters, Potbelly, Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs, European Central Bank, Cleveland Fed, National Bureau of Statistics Locations: Washington, San, Wells, United States, London, JD.com, Kroger, Burlington, DocuSign

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Dell, Netflix, Micron, Broadcom, Eli Lilly, New York Community Bancorp & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

"We are initiating coverage of Evolent Health with an Outperform rating and $45 price target." Goldman Sachs downgrades Estee Lauder to neutral from buy Goldman downgraded the stock and said it's under "sizeable pressure." "We are upgrading Annexon (ANNX shares) to Overweight from Neutral and establishing a December 2024 price target of $11." Bank of America reiterates Eli Lilly as buy Bank of America raised its price target on the stock to $1000 per share from $800. "Following 4Q23 earnings we are upgrading GoodRx from Neutral to Overweight and increasing our December 2024 price target from $7 to $10."

Persons: Davidson, Campbell, Morgan Stanley, JD, TD Cowen, Parker, Dell, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Louise Singlehurst, Tom Ford, Jefferies, Root, AVGO's, Stephens, Vita Coco, COCO, Piper downgrades, Piper, Redburn, Oppenheimer, Daiwa, Morgan Stanley downgrades Flywire, Goldman Sachs downgrades Estee Lauder, Estee Lauder, Dwight, Wells, Eli Lilly, Lilly, D.A Organizations: Apple, Vulcan, Merck, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Bank of America, Broadcom, York Community Bancorp, Netflix, Micron, Mizuho, MU, Citi, EV, Health, Nvidia, Dwight, Hewlett Packard Enterprises, JPMorgan, biosciences, " Bank of America Locations: York, Davidson, Oshkosh, Minneapolis , MN

☆ Chinese retailers further discount iPhone 15 amid slowing sales
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Customers are experiencing the newly launched iPhone 15 at Apple's flagship store in Shanghai, China, on September 24, 2023. Major Chinese third-party retailers JD.com , TMall and Pinduoduo are battling for customers by offering more steep discounts on Apple's iPhone 15 just five months after launch, as the U.S. tech company suffers slowing sales in China. Third-party retailers are also offering discounts of as much as 10% on Apple's iPhone 14 Pro. The iPhone 15 launch came at a time of slowing sales for Apple in China where it faces rising competitive pressure from domestic rivals like Huawei and Xiaomi . On Thursday, the third-party retailers were offering discounts on all four models of the iPhone 15 series, including the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, Reuters checks showed, with some models on sale at up to 1,300 yuan ($180.68) less than the usual price.

Persons: PDD didn't Organizations: Apple's, U.S ., Apple, Huawei, Xiaomi, Max, Local, Reuters Locations: Shanghai, China, U.S

☆ Hedge funds took profits in these popular technology stocks during the fourth quarter
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Hedge funds appeared to take profits in a host of winning " Magnificent Seven " stocks during the fourth quarter at the end of a blowout year for the septet. Still, Nvidia shares rallied 14% in the fourth quarter, extending a 3% gain in the September quarter. Nor was Nvidia the only semiconductor maker that hedge funds cut back on in the fourth quarter. Reducing exposure to the rest of Magnificent Seven Hedge funds also took profits in a handful of other popular Magnificent Seven stocks that helped power 2023's AI-fueled market rally. Beyond the most prominent companies, hedge funds also made key reductions in other popular technology and semiconductor bets last quarter.

Persons: Dan Sundheim zeroed, Stanley Druckenmiller, David Tepper's, Phillippe Laffont's Coatue, Global's Chase Coleman, Jensen Huang, chipmaker, Tepper, Ole Andreas Halvorsen, Druckenmiller, Baupost Group's Seth Klarman, Coatue's Laffont, Point's Dan Loeb, Berkshire Hathaway, Value's Jeffrey Smith, Marc Benioff, Appaloosa's Tepper, Michael Burry, Druckenmiller amped, Point's Loeb, Coatue, Laffont, Tiger Global's Coleman, —, Alex Harring, Yun Li Organizations: Appaloosa Management, D1, Technology, Wall, Nvidia, Management, Devices, Intel, Qualcomm, Taiwan Semiconductor, Viking, Arm Holdings, VanEck Semiconductor, Google, Microsoft, Duquesne, Viking Global, Corvex Management, Sundheim's D1 Capital, Baidu, Arista Networks, Scion, Oracle, Amazon, Tiger Global, Apple, Taiwan, Broadcom Locations: TSM, Meta, Berkshire, Salesforce, Chinese, China

☆ Michael Burry of ‘The Big Short’ fame buys Amazon, Alphabet and a dozen other new stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Michael Burry, best known for calling the subprime mortgage crisis, added several new stocks in the fourth quarter, including some leading tech names Amazon and Alphabet , according to a new regulatory filing. The 52-year-old's new Amazon and Alphabet positions were worth more than $4 million each at the end of 2023. The chip ETF fund was up nearly 22% in the fourth quarter. During the fourth quarter, Burry also added small positions in MGM Resorts , Advance Auto Parts , Warner Bros. The latest SEC filing from Scion Asset reflects Burry's holdings as of the end of December.

Persons: Michael Burry, Burry, Michael Lewis Organizations: Scion Asset Management, Healthcare, Oracle, Citigroup, CVS Health, Amazon, iShares Semiconductor, MGM Resorts, Advance, Parts, Warner Bros, Vital Energy, SEC, Scion Asset Locations: Mettler, Toledo, Bruker

☆ David Tepper's Appaloosa cut exposure to several semiconductor stocks, but bought into one well-known ETF
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

David Tepper's Appaloosa Management trimmed positions in multiple semiconductor stocks during the fourth quarter, while buying into a closely-watched technology exchange-traded fund. Tepper cut back exposure to Advanced Micro Devices , Intel , Lam Research , Micron , Nvidia and Taiwan Semiconductor in the latest quarter, regulatory fillings show. Taiwan Semiconductor saw the largest sale on a percentage basis, with the Carolina Panthers football team owner approximately halving his stake. Elsewhere in technology, Tepper built an initial stake in Oracle , while adding to Microsoft and Amazon . Microsoft and Amazon are now the second and third largest positions.

Persons: David Tepper's, Tepper, ARKK, Cathy Wood's Organizations: Devices, Intel, Lam Research, Micron, Nvidia, Taiwan Semiconductor, VanEck Semiconductor, Carolina Panthers football, Qualcomm, AMD, Pittsburgh, Innovation, Oracle, Microsoft, Amazon . Holdings, Meta, United Parcel Service, HCA Healthcare, General Motors, FMC, Pitt, Carnegie Mellon, Arista Networks, PDD Holdings, Uber Locations: Lam, Caesars, Alibaba

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed Tuesday in Asia, where Chinese stocks surged after a government investment fund said it would step up stock purchases and a report said leader Xi Jinping was set to meet with officials to discuss the markets. The fund periodically steps up buying of shares in big state-owned banks and other companies to counter heavy selling pressure in the Chinese markets. On Monday, benchmarks in Shanghai and the smaller market in Shenzhen bounced between small gains and big losses, while share prices of state-run banks and other big companies rose. The Fed has yanked the federal funds rate to its highest level since 2001 to bring down high inflation. But there's also an upside for stocks from the U.S. economy's blasting through worries about a possible recession.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Xi, Hong, Seng, Australia's, India's, Jerome Powell, there's Organizations: Bloomberg, CSI, Central Huijin Investment, Nikkei, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, Institute for Supply, New York Mercantile Exchange, Brent Locations: BANGKOK, Asia, Shanghai, Shenzhen, South Korea, Bangkok

☆ While Chinese stocks search for a bottom, analysts say these shares are poised to bounce
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Chinese stocks have given up much of their recent gains as investors debate whether the bottom is really in. They screened for names with more than $1 billion in capitalization and expectations for earnings growth in the next two years. Such signals come at a time when Chinese stocks have sold off sharply. Chinese stocks – whether measured by those that trade in the mainland, Hong Kong or U.S. – have fallen for more than two years. "In the past Chinese companies grew rapidly, many companies' results grew exponentially," he said in Mandarin, translated by CNBC.

Persons: Evercore, Rachel Wang, Clocktower, Ye Yuhua, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: People's Bank of China, Seng Index, Shanghai, Morningstar, CNBC, Baidu, Li Auto Locations: U.S, Beijing, Hong Kong, China, Shanghai, Guangzhou

☆ Monthly Meeting Q&A with Jim Cramer: Everything from health care to industrials to portfolio management
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

(Luca) Jim Cramer: I am getting over the pain of Morgan Stanley but not the simmering anger. Jeff Marks: A general rule of thumb is look for a pullback of about 3% to 5% to put some on. Jeff Marks: You should do what you are comfortable with but a general rule of thumb is five to ten. (Austin) Jim Cramer: We made a nice sale in CAT, sold half of the position. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Jeff Marks, Brian, Jim Cramer, Eaton, There's, Jim, Morgan Stanley, gravitating, Goldman Sachs, Ted Pick, Luca, Eli Lilly, Jenny, I'm, We've, Palo, Dan, I've, Max, Carly Garner, CTRA, We're, we'd, Ford, Estee Lauder, Kimberly, didn't, –, Mike, that's, Austin, it's, Jim Umpleby, Bill, Jason Robins, Jason, DraftKings, They're, Sandy, WYNN Organizations: Investing Club, Abbott Laboratories, Wealth Management, Disney, Fed, Palo Alto Networks, Microsoft, Nvidia, Nasdaq, Club, Energy, Ford, Bronco, CME Fed, Caterpillar, China, Wynn Resorts, DuPont, CNBC Locations: IPOs, New York City, Palo Alto, China, California, Texas, Macao

☆ Jim Cramer: If I were running a hedge fund, I would make these short-term trades on China's bank stimulus
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Matthew J. Belvedere | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Wednesday that China's big monetary policy easing overnight to boost its economy and stock market presents investors with a short-term trading opportunity. This type of monetary policy stimulus is about giving banks more incentives to lend to kickstart the economy. But he said Wednesday that China's monetary policy move to reduce what banks must hold in rainy day funds could be the thing that helps the economy turn the corner. While the Club waits for its China-tied stocks to bounce back, Cramer said during Wednesday's Club meeting that he felt compelled to share the China trades. Club members can watch a replay of January's Monthly Meeting below : (Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust is long EL, SBUX, WYNN.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Cramer, Goldman Sachs, It's, Estee Lauder, Jim Cramer's, WYNN Organizations: Baidu, PDD Holdings, CNBC, Club, Goldman, Wynn Resorts, Wednesday's Locations: U.S, China's, China

☆ Stock Market Today: Dow Slips 350 Points; Bank Earnings in Focus
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Stocks turned lower Tuesday after a Federal Reserve official said the central bank could cut interest rates this year but that the process should be "carefully calibrated and not rushed." In Europe, pushback on imminent rate cuts from European Central Bank officials and news that the German economy shrank last year weighed on markets. An index of bank shares fell. Shares of leading U.S.-listed Chinese companies fell, with the Invesco Golden Dragon China exchange-traded fund down 3%. EV company Nio's ADRs were down 8%; Baidu, the owner of China’s largest internet search engine, and e-commerce giant JD.com slid about 4%.

Persons: Stocks, Dow industrials, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Tesla, Elon Musk, Yemen's Houthi, Nio's ADRs Organizations: Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, PNC, Boeing, Shell, Benchmark, EV, Nio's, Baidu Locations: Europe, China

☆ Friday's S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 rebalance may reflect concerns over concentration risk
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-14 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Five companies (Apple , Microsoft , Amazon , Nvidia and Alphabet ) make up about 25% of the S&P 500. Standard & Poor's estimates that nearly $13 trillion is directly or indirectly indexed to the S&P 500. The three largest ETFs (SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust , iShares Core S&P 500 ETF , and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF ) are all directly indexed to the S&P 500 and collectively have nearly $1.2 trillion in assets under management. S&P 500: Apple and others will be for sale. In addition, three companies are being added to the S&P 500: Uber , Jabil , and Builders FirstSource .

Persons: It's, JD.com, Phil Mackintosh, Robert Jankiewicz Organizations: Nasdaq, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Broadcom, Trust, Vanguard, Comcast, Exxon Mobil, Visa, Marathon Petroleum, P Global, Builders, Alaska Air, SolarEdge Technologies, CDW Corporation, Cola Europacific Partners, Roper Technologies, eBay, EBAY, Enphase Energy, Video Communications, Pfizer, Seagen, Technology, CNBC

☆ China’s youths throng bargain basements as economy bites: ‘The first floor is too expensive’
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-06 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesMin Li doesn't go to the mall often. The name of the game for Chinese youth in 2024 is trading down. Anything not in the basement floors is considered to be "in heaven," signaling it's out of reach. Citizens shopping for Mid-Autumn Festival gifts at a shopping mall in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Sept 25, 2023. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images"The name of the game for Chinese youth in 2024 is trading down.

Persons: Min Li doesn't, Gucci, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, She's, Shaun Rein, Rein, Jia Miao, Jia, Chung Chi, Miao Organizations: Future Publishing, Getty, Apple, China Market Research Group, Starbucks, China Market Research, Weibo, Citizens, Publishing, New York University Shanghai, MyCOS Research, NYU Shanghai, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, McKinsey, China's, China News Service Locations: Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Weibo, East China's Shandong, Covid, NYU Shanghai China, Shanghai, Guangzhou

☆ Wall Street’s new e-commerce darling just overtook Alibaba in market cap — one analyst says it's a 'standout growth stock'
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Sheila Chiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

PDD's current market capitalization is nearly $190 billion, compared to Alibaba's market capitalization of $185.8 billion, LSEG data showed. PDD posted 94% growth in third-quarter revenue from a year earlier, far outpacing Alibaba's 9% growth during the same period. Analysts say that consumers increasingly looking for bargains in the face of economic uncertainties have helped boost PDD's growth domestically and internationally. "PDD's strong 3Q23 results imply both sustainable market share expansion of its domestic e-commerce business and strong growth momentum of ... Temu," they told clients. PDD "remains a standout growth stock" amid a broader base economic slowdown in China, wrote The Benchmark Company in a Nov. 29 report.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, PDD, Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley, Eddy Wang, Kathy Zhu, Gary Yu, Temu's, Temu, Andre Chang, Alex Yao, Nancy Liu, Morningstar Morningstar, Chelsey Tam, Fawne Jiang, Long Lin Organizations: PDD Holdings, Investment, JPMorgan, Morningstar, Alibaba, PDD's Nasdaq, JPMorgan JPMorgan, China Internet, Morningstar Asia, Company Locations: China, 4Q23, U.S, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Morningstar Morningstar Asia, Temu

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., February 24, 2022. "Presently, the markets price in around a 125bp (basis points) cut from the Fed next year," Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior market analyst at Swissquote Bank, said in a note. Investors will also parse data on U.S. services sector activity from S&P Global and the Institute for Supply Management on Tuesday. ET, Dow e-minis were down 115 points, or 0.32%, S&P 500 e-minis were down 20 points, or 0.44%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 103 points, or 0.65%. Reporting by Amruta Khandekar and Shristi Achar A; Editing by Pooja DesaiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Caitlin Ochs, Ozkardeskaya, Amruta Khandekar, Pooja Desai Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dow, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, Fed, Swissquote Bank, Labor Department, P Global, Institute for Supply Management, Nvidia, Dow e, CVS, PDD Holdings, Baidu, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S

☆ Alibaba dips on MS downgrade as PDD grabs spot of most valuable Chinese e-commerce firm
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Meanwhile, shares of PDD Holdings (PDD.O) have surged this week following stellar quarterly results from the Temu parent. The company closed with a market capitalization of nearly $196 billion on Thursday, surpassing Alibaba's market value of $190.45 billion. They also noted uncertainties from Alibaba's decision to scrap the spin-off of its cloud business. Morgan Stanley cut its price target on the stock to $90 from $110, the second lowest among analysts, as per LSEG data. PDD shares were down 2.1% at $144.4 but have surged almost 80% in 2023, handily outperforming its peers.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Morgan Stanley, PDD, Alibaba, Morgan Stanley's Eddy Wang, Sruthi Shankar, Sriraj Organizations: REUTERS, Alibaba, PDD Holdings, Wall, Vipshop Holdings, Thomson Locations: China, Alibaba's, Bengaluru

☆ Asia’s tech giants lean toward desperate deals
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Anshuman Daga | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew arrives for a dinner, on the eve of the Paris Peace Forum at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, November 9, 2023. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew was feted in Indonesia where it has 125 million monthly active users when he pledged in June to invest billions of dollars in the region. But the global giant failed to anticipate regulatory hurdles in its biggest market for online shopping. TikTok’s viral video app would provide Tokopedia with a powerful new growth avenue for its online shopping and payments business. Yet as tech companies from the People’s Republic to Indonesia pull out all the stops to lift growth amid waning investor support, desperate new alliances are bound to emerge.

Persons: Shou Zi Chew, Gonzalo Fuentes, TikTok, China’s, GoTo, Patrick Walujo, Indonesia’s GoTo, Una Galani, Thomas Shum Organizations: Paris Peace, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Companies, Google, Temasek, Bain &, Reuters Graphics Reuters Graphics, Tokopedia, HK, Global Digital, Djarum, Bloomberg, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Rights SINGAPORE, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Reuters Graphics Reuters Graphics Jakarta, Tokopedia, Lazada, Singapore, Indonesian, Thailand, People’s Republic, China

Consumers in China are hunting for bargains when they spend, the latest earnings from online retailers show. Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo posted 94% growth in third-quarter revenue, far outpacing Alibaba 's 9% growth during the same period. Pinduoduo , known for its bargain-priced products, said Tuesday that third quarter revenue was the equivalent of $9.44 billion – beating revenue forecasts, according to LSEG. Pinduoduo said revenue from transactions skyrocketed by 315% in the third quarter to nearly $4 billion. JD missed third-quarter revenue estimates, according to LSEG data, despite net revenue rising 1.7% in the quarter from a year ago to the equivalent of $34 billion.

Persons: Pinduoduo, Temu, Alibaba, JD Organizations: JPMorgan Locations: China, FactSet, U.S, Australia, New Zealand, France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Spain

Analysts expect Temu, launched in September last year, to generate more than $16 billion in revenue this year. Chinese retail sales in September rose 5.5%, following 4.6% growth in August. PDD's revenue was 68.84 billion yuan ($9.62 billion) in the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with analysts' average estimate of 54.59 billion yuan, according to LSEG data. The company's net income attributable to ordinary shareholders rose to 15.54 billion yuan in the third quarter, from 10.59 billion yuan a year earlier. ($1 = 7.1532 Chinese yuan renminbi)Reporting by Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru and Casey Hall in Shanghai; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar and Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Temu, Xiaoyan Wang, Chavi Mehta, Shilpi Majumdar, Mark Potter Organizations: PDD Holdings, Pinduoduo, East, Alibaba, HK, Casey Hall, Thomson Locations: China, United States, Europe, East Asia, Australia, Bengaluru, Shanghai

☆ Portfolio manager explains why he has the ‘most conviction’ in this China tech stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

One tech giant, however, stands out to portfolio manager Brian Arcese: e-commerce player JD.com . JD.com "is on a 10% free cash flow yield [and is] continuing to grow earnings," Arcese, a portfolio manager at Foord Asset Management, told CNBC Pro Talks on Nov. 21. Around 10% of Foord Asset Management's multi-asset portfolio is currently invested in China. Additionally, some 25% of its global equity portfolio is invested in China for 2024, which Arcese notes is "massive relative to the benchmark" — which only has a 2.5% exposure to China. Meanwhile, 47 analysts have coverage of the JD.com Nasdaq-listed stock, according to FactSet.

Persons: Brian Arcese, Arcese Organizations: Baidu, JD.com, Foord Asset Management, CNBC, Nasdaq, JD, HK, Hong Kong Locations: Singapore, China, U.S, JD.com, Hong Kong

REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Apple (AAPL.O) saw a decline in the number of smartphones sold during China's recent Singles Day shopping festival, data from Counterpoint Research showed, lagging domestic rivals Huawei and Xiaomi which recorded robust increases. The number of Apple smartphones sold declined 4% year-on-year during the two-week sales from Oct. 30 to Nov. 12, the research consultancy said on Thursday. In comparison, the number of units sold by Huawei (HWT.UL) and Xiaomi (1810.HK) grew 66% and 28% respectively year-on-year over the same period. The increases for Huawei and Xiaomi helped fuel a 5% year-over-year rise in the overall number of Chinese smartphones sold during the promotion period, it said. ($1 = 7.2111 Chinese yuan renminbi)Reporting by Yelin Mo and Brenda Goh; editing by Miral FahmyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Mike Segar, China's, JD.com, Xiaomi, Lei Jun, Ivan Lam, Yelin Mo, Brenda Goh, Miral Organizations: Apple Inc, Apple, REUTERS, Rights, Counterpoint Research, Huawei, HK, IDC, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York, U.S, Rights BEIJING, China, United States

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