Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ’s cloud division led a 2 billion yuan ($293 million) funding round for ShengShu Technology , bolstering the war chest of a young contender in China’s crowded AI video contest. The Beijing-based startup also drew backing from Baidu Ventures and Luminous Ventures, it said in a statement without disclosing its valuation. The capital injection comes just two months after th...
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ’s cloud division led a 2 billion yuan ($293 million) funding round for ShengShu Technology , bolstering the war chest of a young contender in China’s crowded AI video contest. The Beijing-based startup also drew backing from Baidu Ventures and Luminous Ventures, it said in a statement without disclosing its valuation. The capital injection comes just two months after the maker of the Vidu video generator raised 600 million yuan. Vidu is in a capital-intensive race to develop video generation tools that’s pulled in tech heavyweights like ByteDance Ltd. , Alibaba and Kuaishou Technology , as well as upstarts like PixVerse , which is also backed by Alibaba. They aim to fill the gap left after OpenAI shuttered its Sora project to focus on core GPT models. Earlier in the week, the release of a new video generator dubbed Happy Horse — whose developer has not yet been revealed — triggered an investment flurry in Chinese AI stocks after speculation that its author was a local company. The new AI tool outperformed ByteDance’s Seedance 2 as the best text-to-video service on the Artificial Analysis chart . Vidu ranks ninth on that list. Read More: Chinese Media Stocks Gain as New AI Video Model Sparks Optimism Alibaba, for its part, is one of the most active backers of Chinese artificial intelligence startups, hoping the financing will drive usage of its cloud computing platform, which has overtaken e-commerce as its fastest-growing moneymaker. Founded in March 2023, ShengShu was started by Tsinghua University professor Zhu Jun, who serves as its chief scientist. Its early backers include Qiming Venture Partners , Baidu Inc. and a Beijing government fund. In 2025, the company reported more than tenfold growth in both users and revenue, without disclosing specific figures. Vidu has reached users in over 200 countries and regions worldwide, spanning industries such as animation, advertising and film. In December, ShengShu open-sourced Motus — a new AI...
Innovent Biologics, Inc. ("Innovent") (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes high-quality medicines for the treatment of oncology, autoimmune, cardiovascular and metabolic, ophthalmology and other major disease areas, presented for the first time the preclinical data of IBI3055, a proprietary anti-CD19/BCMA/CD3 tri-specific T cell eng...
Innovent Biologics, Inc. ("Innovent") (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes high-quality medicines for the treatment of oncology, autoimmune, cardiovascular and metabolic, ophthalmology and other major disease areas, presented for the first time the preclinical data of IBI3055, a proprietary anti-CD19/BCMA/CD3 tri-specific T cell engager for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, as an oral presentation at the 2026 Immune Resetting:
格隆汇4月10日｜美国邮政总局(U.S. Postal Service)表示，为应对财务危机，计划从7月12日起将“永久邮票”(First-Class Mail Forever stamp)的价格上调约5%，从78美分涨至82美分。该机构还计划将国内明信片的邮寄价格上调6.6%，从61美分涨至65美分。国际明信片的邮寄费用将上涨2.9%，从1.70美元涨至1.75美元。此次拟议的提价须经邮政管理委...
格隆汇4月10日｜美国邮政总局(U.S. Postal Service)表示，为应对财务危机，计划从7月12日起将“永久邮票”(First-Class Mail Forever stamp)的价格上调约5%，从78美分涨至82美分。该机构还计划将国内明信片的邮寄价格上调6.6%，从61美分涨至65美分。国际明信片的邮寄费用将上涨2.9%，从1.70美元涨至1.75美元。此次拟议的提价须经邮政管理委员会(Postal Regulatory Commission)批准。该委员会是一个联邦机构，负责监管美国邮政总局的费率和邮件服务等事宜。美国邮政总局在一份书面声明中表示：“邮政总局正在动用一切可用工具，包括可用的监管定价权，以确保我们能继续履行普遍服务义务，为美国民众服务。”
The average one-year price target for Zebra Technologies (XTRA:ZT1A) has been revised to 280,67 € / share. This is a decrease of 11.29% from the prior estimate of 316,39 € dated November 16, 2025. The price target is an average of many targets provided by anal
The average one-year price target for Zebra Technologies (XTRA:ZT1A) has been revised to 280,67 € / share. This is a decrease of 11.29% from the prior estimate of 316,39 € dated November 16, 2025. The price target is an average of many targets provided by anal
In this article .HSI .N225 Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Firefighters inspect destruction at a site of an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut on March 3, 2026. The war launched by the U.S. and Israel against Iran has spread across the Middle East, threatening to plunge the global economy into chaos, with Lebanon and Gulf energy exporters dragged into the conflict....
In this article .HSI .N225 Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Firefighters inspect destruction at a site of an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut on March 3, 2026. The war launched by the U.S. and Israel against Iran has spread across the Middle East, threatening to plunge the global economy into chaos, with Lebanon and Gulf energy exporters dragged into the conflict. - | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Friday, as tensions in the Middle East continue to test a fragile two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. The Iran conflict, which has been going on for more than a month, led to the closure of the crucial energy waterway, Strait of Hormuz. Tehran agreed to reopen the strait for the next two weeks as long as all attacks on the country were halted, according to a statement from its foreign minister. Media reports said that Israel had also agreed to the ceasefire. That followed U.S. President Donald Trump agreeing to pause attacks on Iran. The West Texas Intermediate was up 0.62% at $98.48 per barrel as of 7.50 p.m. ET. Brent crude ended the Thursday session at $95.92 per barrel, up over 1%. WTI had crossed $100 per barrel earlier in the session, as traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained minimal despite the ceasefire agreement with U.S. Japan's Nikkei 225 is set to fall with the Chicago contract at 56,545 and its Osaka counterpart last trading at 56,700, compared to the index's previous close of 55,895.32 Hong Kong Hang Seng index futures were last at 25,900, compared with the index's Thursday close of 25,752.40. In Australia, futures for the benchmark index last traded at 8,995, while the S&P/ASX 200 's closed at 8,973.20. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Overnight on Wall Street, oil prices came off their highs of the day while the S&P 500 traded into the green. The S&P 500 ended the session at 6,824.66, adding 0.62%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.83% to 22,822.42. The Dow Jones Industri...
janiecbros/E+ via Getty Images janiecbros/E+ via Getty Images There are potential tailwinds in cannabis. How can investor bet on that and be diversified? Usually this means finding the right ETF. A popular one is AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF ( MSOS ). Folks can also try the REIT angle with NewLake Capital Partners, Inc. ( NLCP ). I'll compare the two and explain why I think a REIT's the righ...
janiecbros/E+ via Getty Images janiecbros/E+ via Getty Images There are potential tailwinds in cannabis. How can investor bet on that and be diversified? Usually this means finding the right ETF. A popular one is AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF ( MSOS ). Folks can also try the REIT angle with NewLake Capital Partners, Inc. ( NLCP ). I'll compare the two and explain why I think a REIT's the right way to go. Recent struggles in cannabis Cannabis companies didn't start out having it easy. Cannabis remains illegal at the federal level. This limits their ability to do interstate operations or to raise capital. That's why their stocks trade OTC. Companies were growing for a good while, and a lot of them took on debt to do it. Trouble came when growth slowed down in 2025 . State markets matured. They became oversupplied . Oversupply meant price competition and bad margins for the companies. Flat growth and worse margins hurt them badly, and it was worse when debt they took on started coming due . So now cannabis stocks could either stop growing or go bankrupt! NLCP & MSOS 3Y Price Returns (Seeking Alpha) I wanted to compare the impacts on MSOS and NLCP. From the looks of it, MSOS suffered much more for it. It's down about 30% for the last three years, while NLCP is up about 10%. In fact, NLCP showed a lot of defensiveness. I think this gives us some clues about which is better. That's if we think cannabis can bounce back. How They Invest in Cannabis MSOS is an ETF, so naturally they invest in stocks of cannabis companies. That's how investors get diversified exposure. MSOS mainly does this with swaps instead of direct stock ownership. MSOS Holdings (MSOS Official Web Page) Nearly all of the portfolio is exposed to just the top 10 stocks. I like two of them. I rated Trulievve Cannabis Corp. ( TCNNF ) a Buy, and I rated Green Thumb Industries, Inc. ( GTBIF ) a Buy. They had better margins and an easier time paying their debt, so they stood out. Otherwise, MSOS is exposed ...
An analyst's price target cut was only the latest headwind buffeting coal miner Peabody Energy 's (NYSE: BTU) stock. On Thursday, Peabody's shares fell by almost 9% as investors grew impatient waiting for positive news from or about the company. That reduction, from BMO Capital's Katja Janic, was part of a broader analysis of how the first quarter might have played out for mining and metallurgical...
An analyst's price target cut was only the latest headwind buffeting coal miner Peabody Energy 's (NYSE: BTU) stock. On Thursday, Peabody's shares fell by almost 9% as investors grew impatient waiting for positive news from or about the company. That reduction, from BMO Capital's Katja Janic, was part of a broader analysis of how the first quarter might have played out for mining and metallurgical stocks. In the report, Janic lowered her Peabody price target to $40 per share from $44, while maintaining her outperform (read: buy) recommendation. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. is now the world’s best-performing electric-vehicle stock, following a torrid rally fueled by optimism about the reinvention of a combustion engine-era brand. The Chinese automaker’s Hong Kong-listed shares have surged more than 50% since the Iran war began, to their highest in over four years and topping an 81-member global gauge tracking EV-linked firms. Arch-rival...
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. is now the world’s best-performing electric-vehicle stock, following a torrid rally fueled by optimism about the reinvention of a combustion engine-era brand. The Chinese automaker’s Hong Kong-listed shares have surged more than 50% since the Iran war began, to their highest in over four years and topping an 81-member global gauge tracking EV-linked firms. Arch-rival BYD Co.’s shares have risen around 7% in the same period, when the oil shock has helped drive an EV sales boom. The rally has come on the back of Geely’s strong sales momentum and record earnings, positioning itself as a serious challenger to BYD, China’s top EV manufacturer. The rapid ascent of the Hangzhou-based firm underscores the fast-changing landscape in the world’s largest auto market, where overcapacity and waning demand have led to cut-throat competition and a dizzying pace of innovation. With Geely now targeting EV-led global expansion, some investors say there’s room for the stock to carry a higher valuation premium, particularly if the company can attract international funds that have long overlooked legacy car-makers. “While BYD leads on scale, Geely competes through wider brand segmentation and greater flexibility across technologies and price points,” said Gary Tan , a fund manager at Allspring Global Investments. “Its global footprint and early experience integrating foreign brands support export growth, even as BYD maintains volume leadership.” Parent of Sweden’s Volvo Car AB, Geely is part of the auto empire founded by Chinese tycoon Li Shufu in 1986, which started by making refrigerator parts and motorcycles. For years, its shares had struggled to win investor interest, weighed down by heavy reliance on combustion models and concerns about corporate governance. BYD became China’s top selling automaker in 2023, propelled by its large lineup of EVs and hybrid cars. Geely was initially slow to match BYD’s offerings but has since launched a major overhaul t...
President Donald Trump said he was “optimistic” about a deal with Iran but later threatened Tehran over charging fees in the Strait of Hormuz. Bloomberg's Laura Davison and Stephen Stapczynski report. (Source: Bloomberg)
President Donald Trump said he was “optimistic” about a deal with Iran but later threatened Tehran over charging fees in the Strait of Hormuz. Bloomberg's Laura Davison and Stephen Stapczynski report. (Source: Bloomberg)