Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA)

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) saw its Hong Kong-listed shares surge by over 19% on Monday amid strong quarterly performance of the company's cloud computing unit and the unveiling of a new AI chip.

Alibaba unveiled a new AI chip to counter U.S. tech restrictions, Trump threatened tariffs over Europe's tech regulations, and ByteDance's valuation surged past $330 billion, capping a weekend of major tech and geopolitical shifts.

Despite a strong quarter from NVIDIA — now the world's largest public company — U.S. stocks lost momentum by week's end.

Alibaba's new AI chip, Fed rate cut doubts, Trump's strategic investments, defense stock surge, and Cracker Barrel's logo backlash led this weekend's top headlines.

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Alibaba's new AI chip aimed at reducing reliance on Nvidia sent the chipmaker's stock lower Friday, but investor Ross Gerber dismissed the move as "laughable" posturing that won't diminish demand for Nvidia's Blackwell GPUs.

Alibaba reported strong revenue growth, while the "Wall Street Journal" highlighted its artificial intelligence (AI) efforts.

Oracle stock slid more than 6% in Friday trading during a day AI stocks more broadly, like Nvidia, pulled back.

Nvidia shares are trading lower Friday. Investor focus shifted from another quarter of blockbuster earnings to softer forward guidance.

Broadcom slipped 4.5% Friday, pressured by cautious guidance and analyst price cuts at rival Marvell Technology.

Investor sentiment faded on Friday as a key inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve climbed to a five-month-high, casting fresh uncertainty over the timing of potential interest rate cuts.

Alibaba shares surged over 10% in Friday’s midday trade after the company was reported to be developing a new AI chip to fill the void left by Nvidia due to regulatory hurdles.

The S&P 500 hit record highs on Thursday but the major indexes erased weekly gains.

Alibaba challenges U.S. with new AI chip amid trade tensions. Chinese firms race to fill tech gap.

Alibaba stock was higher early Friday despite the Chinese e-commerce and cloud-computing company posting a mixed Q1. It has AI chip plans.

Alibaba Q1 revenue misses estimates despite strong 26% growth in cloud revenue. Non-GAAP EPS fell 10% due to investments in AI and commerce.