The Latest Breaking News from JD

At first blush, Chinese e-commerce enterprise JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JD) seems to have cast a dark shadow over bullish investors. For one thing, the performance of JD stock hasn't been all that great, losing more than 13% on a year-to-date basis. Difficulties in U.S.-China trade relations impose a harsh light on…

Lack of spare cash among under-25s feeds slide in sales with annual profits to be at lower end of expectations

U.S.-listed shares of major Chinese corporations, including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE:BABA), Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU), PDD Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:PDD), JD.com Inc. (NASDAQ:JD), NIO Inc. (NYSE:NIO), Li Auto Inc. (NASDAQ:LI), and XPeng Inc. (NYSE:XPEV), slid on Friday amid escalating geopolitical tensions between Beijing and Washington.

Repeat customers are great for business. It builds a relationship between buyer and seller, and there are some brands for which buyers can't get enough of. This year's JD Power US Automotive Brand Loyalty study reveals the car companies that have a high rate of returning buyers.   

The FTSE 100 index closed up 27.11 points.

Leisurewear firm reports 13.5% decline in profits in six months to 2 August, with sales drop worst in North America

The drop was partly linked to a fall in sales in the UK, where it was also impacted by a number of store closures.

JD Sports Fashion, which generates about 40% of its revenues in the US, today reported lower profits for the first half of the financial year.

Chinese technology stocks rallied on Wednesday as growing bets on artificial intelligence lifted investor sentiment. Shares of Alibaba (NYSE:BABA), Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU), JD.com (NASDAQ:JD), PDD (NASDAQ:PDD), NIO (NYSE:NIO), Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI), and XPeng (NYSE:XPEV) all advanced, underscoring renewed confidence in China’s tech and electric vehicle sectors.