e-commerce

Disorderly Disinversion As 10-year Treasuries (USTs) decisively broke above the October ‘22 closing high of 4.24% and real 10s (TIPS) surged towards 2%, their highest level since the financial crisis, the explanatory narrative evolved from increased Treasury supply and reduced foreign demand...

TikTok is reportedly planning to ban links to external e-commerce sites, pushing users towards TikTok Shop. What happened: According to a report from The Information, TikTok is planning to banish links to outside e-commerce platforms like Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). This move is perceived as an...

Key Takeaways: Vipshop’s revenue increased 13.6% in the second quarter, and its net profit jumped 64% The company expects its revenue growth to slow sharply to 5% at best in the third quarter amid mounting signs of trouble for the Chinese economy By Warren Yang The investor mood for ...

Last week, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced that it will be using generative AI to enhance its product reviews and Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) scared its Snapchat users as its My AI feature went rogue, raising privacy concerns. Snap’s AI Goes Rogue Last Tuesday, Snapchat’s My AI...

Key Takeaways: Dada Nexus recorded its first ever non-GAAP profit in the second quarter, but continued to lose money on a net and operating basis The company could benefit from its strong focus on grocery delivery as Chinese consumers eat more at home in the current environment of economic...

Like TJX Corporation (NYSE: TJX), Ross Stores Inc (NASDAQ: ROSS) thrived as consumers drifted away from high-end retailers. Ross Stores topped quarterly estimates and improved its outlook, with its shares rising about 6% on Thursday upon Thursday's report during extended trading. Premium...

Overview Global-E Online Ltd (NASDAQ: GLBE) provides end-to-end services for cross-border e-commerce by offering a comprehensive platform for both merchants and consumers. For consumers, the platform identifies foreign customers based on their IP address and provides them with a complete...

Key Takeaways: Alibaba International’s revenue grew 41% in the June quarter, following consolidation of its various global assets under a single leadership team Alibaba partner Jiang Fan is leading the team with major e-commerce operations in Europe, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and South...

With Quiver Quantitative’s recent institutional holdings data, we can see that hedge funds and asset managers have been increasing their holdings in Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE: WSM). Firms such as Fidelity Investments, Arrowstreet Capital, and Point72 Asset Management...

Key Takeaways: East Buy swiftly launched a 15% discount on its own app after the Douyin livestreaming account was blocked More than 330,000 users downloaded its app in a single day, triggering a share price rally By Molly Wen E-commerce newcomer East Buy Holding Ltd. (1797.HK) is making...

On Thursday, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) reported solid quarterly results that outperformed both top and bottom line expectations, with revenue having its strongest expansion since 2021's September quarter. Alibaba reported a...

Chinese stocks trading in the U.S. market exhibited timid signs of a rebound, spurred by the release of overnight economic data that highlighted the presence of deflation in China. Investors are mulling over the potential implications of the economy’s price drops, speculating that it might...

Key Takeaways: Missfresh is set to raise $27 million from two new investors and buy a Hong Kong-based digital marketing firm for $12 million The former online grocery giant’s financial troubles are probably too deep for such a small-time acquisition to fix By Warren Yang Missfresh Ltd....

Last week, Etsy Inc (NASDAQ: ETSY) shares plunged more than 13% after the small but worthy Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) e-commerce rival issued a weak guidance that overshadowed its better-than-expected second quarter results.  Etsy’s Second Quarter Results Revenue rose by 7.5% YoY as...

With Quiver Quantitative’s recent institutional holdings data, we can see that hedge funds and asset managers have been increasing their holdings in MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI). Firms such as Scottish investment manager Baillie Gifford, Fidelity Investments, and Blackrock ...