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Alibaba Stock Near Fair Value as Investors Await AI Growth Update

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA), a Chinese e-commerce, cloud-computing and logistics giant, traded around $124.62 Monday morning as investors positioned ahead of the company's June-quarter earnings report on August 20. The results arrive at a key moment as Alibaba tries …

Alibaba Sells Gaming Unit for Over $2 Billion

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Chinese e-commerce and cloud company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA, Financials) is projected to raise more than $2 billion from the sale of its Lingxi Games unit as it focuses expenditure on artificial intelligence and cloud computing.Alibaba is …

Alibaba Stock Rises as Qwen AI Model Escalates Battle With Meta

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) shares surged about 2% on Monday morning as the Chinese technology company introduced a new AI model aimed at consumer devices and released the weights of its flagship system, intensifying competition with Meta in open-weight …

Alibaba sells $1.5B game unit in AI pivot: AlphaSpace breakdown

Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman uses AlphaSpace to break down Alibaba's (BABA) decision to sell its Lingxi Games unit for over $1.5 billion as the tech giant sharpens its focus on AI, while examining broader performance across U.S.-traded Chinese stocks including PDD Holdings (PDD), JD.com …

Alibaba Stock Gains as It Adds to Its War Chest for AI Race

Alibaba stock has dropped this year even as the company directs its resources toward AI infrastructure. Continue Reading

Alibaba to Sell Lingxi Games as AI Focus Intensifies: Hold the Stock?

Alibaba Group BABA is parting ways with its gaming business as it sharpens its bet on artificial intelligence (AI). Asian private equity firm Trustar Capital has reached an agreement to acquire Lingxi Games, the studio behind Three Kingdoms: Strategy Edition, in a deal that …

Alibaba & Macy's Rise, Snap Shares Tumble | Stock Movers

On this episode of Stock Movers:- Shares of Alibaba (BABA) rise after disclosing a deal to sell its gaming arm and touting claims of more than 3 billion downloads for its open AI model.- Shares of DR Horton (DHI) and Macy's (M) are moved …

Alibaba Launches AI Music Generation Model HappyShrimp in Beta

(Bloomberg) -- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. launched the beta version of an artificial intelligence music-generation model that can turn a single text prompt into a fully produced song, expanding the Chinese technology giant's push into generative AI. Most Read from Bloomberg Trump Reduces US-South …

Alibaba sells Lingxi Games to Trustar Capital for $1.5 billion

Alibaba Group has reached a formal agreement to sell its gaming unit, Lingxi Games, to Asian private-equity firm Trustar Capital in a deal worth at least $1.5 billion, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters and The Wall Street Journal. Reuters, citing a …

Intel, Oracle, Marvell, Alibaba, and More Stocks That Explain Today’s Market

Chips and memory stocks are catching a bid at the start of what could be a quiet week for the market. Continue Reading

Alibaba’s AI Pivot Deepens, Plans to Offload Gaming Business For at Least $1.5 Billion: Report

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (NYSE:BABA) is reportedly offloading its gaming unit, Lingxi Games, to Asian private-equity firm Trustar Capital in a bid to bolster its focus on artificial intelligence (AI). The Chinese tech behemoth is selling Lingxi Games for a minimum of $1.5 …

Alibaba Drops Gaming Arm as AI Takes Center Stage

Neutral AI cover image illustrating the Alibaba Lingxi Games sale and AI pivot. Photo by BeInCrypto Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is selling its gaming unit, Lingxi Games, to Asian private equity firm Trustar Capital in a transaction reportedly worth at least $1.5 billion. The …

Alibaba to sell Lingxi Games in more than $2 billion deal, source says

By Kane Wu and Eduardo Baptista HONG KONG, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Alibaba Group is expected to reap more than $2 billion from the sale of its game developer unit Lingxi Games to private ‌equity firm Trustar Capital, a person familiar with the matter …

Alibaba (BABA) Nears $1.5 Billion Lingxi Games Deal As AI Focus Sharpens

Never miss an important update on your stock portfolio and cut through the noise. Over 7 million investors trust Simply Wall St to stay informed where it matters for FREE. Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) is in advanced talks to sell its gaming unit, Lingxi …

Alibaba to sell Lingxi Games for over $1.5B to Trustar as AI focus grows: report

[Millennial-aged man playing E-sports on his computer] Trevor Williams * Alibaba Group Holding (BABA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BABA]) is reportedly selling its gaming arm in a deal worth at least $1.5B that will boost the Chinese e-commerce leader’s pivot to AI. * Asian private equity firm Trustar …

Hang Seng: Bullish flag emerges ahead of Shein IPO, Baidu and Alibaba earnings

Alibaba, Baidu, Kuaishou Address Mounting AI Costs as Competition Intensifies

(Bloomberg) -- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Baidu Inc. and Kuaishou Technology are the next big names in tech that will have to address concerns over the mounting financial costs needed to sustain intense AI competition. Most Read from Bloomberg Covert Mideast Oil Flows Are …

Alibaba to Sell Gaming Arm for $1.5 Billion in Boost to AI Pivot

(Bloomberg) -- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is selling its gaming arm in a deal worth at least $1.5 billion that will boost the Chinese e-commerce leader's pivot to AI. Most Read from Bloomberg Covert Mideast Oil Flows Are Keeping Global Prices in Check Anthropic …

Alibaba Earnings Date Is August 20: Can Its AI Cloud Boom Outrun the Profit Squeeze?

Week Ahead | Super Earnings Week for Hong Kong Stocks! Alibaba, Xiaomi, Kuaishou, Pop Mart, and Others Set to Report; Fed Meeting Minutes Due Thursday

Alibaba Qwen AI downloads hit 3B, surpassing Meta, Google: Bloomberg

[Alibaba company logo on office building] Robert Way The Qwen family of open-weight AI models from Alibaba (BABA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BABA]) recorded more than 3B global downloads over the past six months, becoming the world’s leading AI model, surpassing U.S. rivals Meta (META [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/META]) and Alphabet's …

Alibaba AI Models Hit 3 Billion Downloads, Passing Meta, Google

(Bloomberg) -- Alibaba Group Holding's open-weight models have accumulated more than 3 billion global downloads in the past six months, eclipsing Meta Platforms Inc., Alphabet Inc. and domestic peers to become the world's No. 1 artificial-intelligence model. Most Read from Bloomberg US Readies Unprecedented …

Catalyst Watch: Eyes on Walmart, Alibaba, Reddit, and McDonald's energy drink push

[Stock exchange building columns stock market finance] alexsl Welcome to Seeking Alpha's Catalyst Watch - a breakdown of some of next week's actionable events that stand out. Read more about the events that may impact stock prices next week. MONDAY - AUGUST 17 * …

Alibaba (BABA) Stock May Be 37% Undervalued After Qwen Licensing Shift

Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Alibaba Group Holding stock has delivered a 49.2% gain over the past three years, yet valuation checks suggest the market price may still sit …

Open Weights, Closed Revenue Ceiling: Alibaba’s Qwen 3.8 License Is a Platform Play, Not a Gift

Alibaba's release of the Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B open weights is not a surrender to the open-source ethos; it is a calculated exercise in platform capture. By abandoning the permissive Apache 2.0 license used for previous iterations in favor of a restrictive, custom Qwen3.8-Max License, Alibaba is …

Alibaba (BABA) Stock Dips While Market Gains: Key Facts

Alibaba (BABA) closed the most recent trading day at $125.22, moving -2.06% from the previous trading session. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.26%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.04%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.54%. Coming …

Unlocking Alibaba’s (BABA) Transformation Beyond Distribution

JB Global Capital, an investment firm, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fund declined 12.1% in Q2, largely driven by Alibaba, its largest holding. However, since inception on January 3, 2023, the fund has …

What Does Alibaba (BABA) Qwen Royalty Model Mean For Its AI Business?

Make better investment decisions with Simply Wall St's easy, visual tools that give you a competitive edge. Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) plans to introduce a revenue-sharing model for commercial users of its upcoming Qwen3.8-Max open-source AI model. The company aims to monetize open-weight AI …

ROSEN, A LEADING LAW FIRM, Encourages Alibaba Group Holding Limited Investors to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class Action – BABA

NEW YORK, Aug. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces it has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of securities of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) between June 26, 2025 and …

Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman LLC Urges Alibaba Group Holding Limited Investors to Act: Class Action Filed Alleging Investor Harm

NEW YORK, Aug. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC, a nationally recognized investor-rights law firm, announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) and certain of its officers. This lawsuit seeks to …

Apple brings Alibaba's Qwen AI model to Mac users in China

[Apple Store at 5th Ave in Manhattan, New York City] ozgurdonmaz/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Apple (AAPL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/AAPL]) has published a guide for Mac users in mainland China explaining how to connect Alibaba's (BABA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BABA]) Qwen artificial intelligence service to the company’s Siri and …

Alibaba Pioneers Revenue Share on Open-Weight Models — the First Chinese Lab to Tax Deployment

Alibaba is fundamentally altering the economics of artificial intelligence by pioneering a revenue-share model for its upcoming open-weight models. With the release of Qwen3.8 expected around August 10, 2026, the company is moving to formalize a monetization layer that targets the deployment of these …

Market Chatter: Alibaba Plans Revenue Sharing With Big Customers of New Qwen AI Model

Alibaba (BABA) plans to demand revenue share from major users of the next version of its Qwen open-s PREMIUM Upgrade to read this MT Newswires article and get so much more. A Silver or Gold subscription plan is required to access premium news articles. …