XiXinXing/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Investment Thesis It's often heard nowadays that inefficiencies are more often found outside the US, and this time, I believe this seems to be proven right. JD.com ( JD ) is one of the biggest and most popular online retailers in China. As of late, there is significant pessimism surrounding it, mainly due to the high competition within its industry. JD.c...
XiXinXing/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Investment Thesis It's often heard nowadays that inefficiencies are more often found outside the US, and this time, I believe this seems to be proven right. JD.com ( JD ) is one of the biggest and most popular online retailers in China. As of late, there is significant pessimism surrounding it, mainly due to the high competition within its industry. JD.com must compete with strong players such as Alibaba Group, PDD Holdings, Suning.com, and Vipshop in China, and with Coupang in South Korea and global giant Amazon outside China. While the company had experienced a lot of growth from 2016 to 2021, growth has somewhat decelerated in the last few years. The company also reported disappointing operating margins of 0.28% for 2025, a margin growth deceleration of -90.27% compared to 2024. What is the main culprit? An increase of 76.16% in SGA expenses and R&D spending increase of 36.26% in AI initiatives and software development for customer satisfaction improvement and increase of partner productivity. A softening in consumer demand has also prevented JD from reaching pre-pandemic revenue growth, and while consumers are not distressed, they are more cautious about spending and are choosing to save money instead. The company also continues to invest heavily in its core business and in different projects (e.g., food delivery business), and investors are convinced these will be successful for the company and the investors over the long term. Despite the current headwinds and the stock sell-off, I believe the market is underestimating JD's potential and current economic worth. The company seems to be trying to develop a moat through economies of scale by investing heavily in infrastructure, technology, and acquisitions. The company is aiming to become the infrastructure (online and offline) that makes e-commerce possible in China. While this is an interesting proposition, what I like most about this idea is that, regardless of wheth...
War continues to escalate with Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis confirming a second wave of attacks on Israel since they joined the war on Saturday Read the full report Syria’s assistant defence minister said Sunday that his country’s forces had repelled a drone attack from neighbouring Iraq targeting one of Syria’s last US military bases. “Earlier today, the US base in Qasrak, located on our territory...
War continues to escalate with Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis confirming a second wave of attacks on Israel since they joined the war on Saturday Read the full report Syria’s assistant defence minister said Sunday that his country’s forces had repelled a drone attack from neighbouring Iraq targeting one of Syria’s last US military bases. “Earlier today, the US base in Qasrak, located on our territory, was attacked by four drones launched from Iraqi territory,” Sipan Hamo said on X, adding that “the drones were shot down without casualties”. Continue reading...
Affirm stock is gaining attention as the buy-now-pay-later lender shows growth and improving profitability, but risks remain in credit quality and competition.
Affirm stock is gaining attention as the buy-now-pay-later lender shows growth and improving profitability, but risks remain in credit quality and competition.
Donald Trump’s willingness to attack adversaries while rattling allies is threatening to push the world into a new nuclear age. From the North Atlantic to the West Pacific, governments are debating more publicly than before whether they, too, must get the bomb. Germany and Poland, who have long been satisfied to sit under the US nuclear umbrella, have in the wake of Trump’s musings about taking Gr...
Donald Trump’s willingness to attack adversaries while rattling allies is threatening to push the world into a new nuclear age. From the North Atlantic to the West Pacific, governments are debating more publicly than before whether they, too, must get the bomb. Germany and Poland, who have long been satisfied to sit under the US nuclear umbrella, have in the wake of Trump’s musings about taking Greenland welcomed French overtures about extending the country’s own strategic deterrent across the continent. China and Russia, both longstanding members of the exclusive club of nuclear-armed nations, have raised alarm about the risk of weapons proliferation in Japan and South Korea, even as they upgrade their own arsenals. The US, the only country to use a nuclear weapon against a civilian population, is assessing a return to atomic bomb tests to comply with an executive order by Trump after a hiatus of more than three decades. During the same week that the US president issued an ultimatum to Iran’s leadership to surrender its nuclear program, his administration was circulating a report giving its regional rival, Saudi Arabia, potential access to uranium-enrichment and -reprocessing technology, according to documents seen by Bloomberg. One diplomat from a European state said the need for the continent to develop its own nuclear capabilities was an active discussion across its capitals. In January, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists advanced its “ Doomsday Clock ” to 85 seconds to midnight – the closest to catastrophe it’s been. They cited among other things Trump’s attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities and his efforts to build his “Golden Dome” missile shield, as well as the expiration of the last arms control treaty between the US and Russia. “The possible acquisition of such weapons of mass destruction is openly discussed, even in countries that have pledged never to possess them,” Rafael Mariano Grossi , director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, sa...
Fintel reports that on March 27, 2026, Citigroup upgraded their outlook for Bilibili (OTCPK:BLBLF) from Neutral to Buy. Analyst Price Forecast Suggests 104.82% Upside
Fintel reports that on March 27, 2026, Citigroup upgraded their outlook for Bilibili (OTCPK:BLBLF) from Neutral to Buy. Analyst Price Forecast Suggests 104.82% Upside