Alibaba and NetEase are set to report earnings simultaneously, offering investors a choice between Alibaba's AI and cloud growth story and NetEase's cash-generative gaming business. Analysts show strong bullish sentiment for both, with NetEase having a cleaner consensus but Alibaba offering higher upside potential. Alibaba's shares have gained momentum recently but face high expectations, while NetEase's shares have declined but face lower expectations. Despite NetEase winning two of three evaluation categories, Alibaba is favored for growth due to its accelerating cloud and AI revenue. Both face risks from regulatory and structural issues related to their U.S.-listed ADR status. Overall, Alibaba is the more attractive growth pick ahead of earnings.
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Alibaba Group Holding Limited maintains a Buy rating after a 20% gain since the last update, supported by its leadership in AI technology and strategic collaborations like with Apple. The company's advancements in AI, including the Qwen AI model, and...
Steve Eisman, known for his bearish stance before the 2008 housing crash, now highlights a new risk in the AI sector: a potential price war driven by affordable Chinese AI models challenging leaders like OpenAI and Anthropic. While these US-based AI ...
Alibaba introduced Qwen3.8-27B, an AI model designed to run on consumer hardware like laptops, aiming to compete with Meta in the open-weight AI market. It also released the weights of its most powerful model, Qwen3.8 Max, allowing developers to free...
Alibaba Group is selling its video game division, Lingxi Games, to Trustar Capital for over $1.5 billion as part of a strategic shift to prioritize artificial intelligence and cloud computing. This move aligns with CEO Eddie Wu's plan to shed non-cor...
