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Alibaba risks deepening $100 billion rout as turf war heats up

A protracted battle in China’s food-delivery market has chopped $100 billion in market value from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., with no end in sight for damage to profits and investor confidence. Its Hong Kong-listed shares plunged 28% from a March high through Thursday, nearly double the loss in a gauge of Chinese tech peers. Rivals … Read more

China consumer prices slump again, deepening deflation worries as demand stays weak

A woman takes pictures with a Labubu doll at a Pop Mart store in Shanghai, China, on June 5, 2025. Ying Tang | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s consumer prices fell for a fourth consecutive month in May, as Beijing’s stimulus measures appear insufficient to boost domestic consumption while trade tensions simmer. The consumer price … Read more

Are Trump’s tariffs as bad as the Smoot-Hawley Act, which is blamed for deepening the Great Depression? They’re actually worse

It’s Smoot-Hawley all over again! At least by this reporter’s calculations, the sweeping tariff regime that President Trump unveiled following the market close on April 2 literally lifts America’s duties on imports to roughly the same level that the much-reviled legislation took them to at the start of the Great Depression. The ultraprotectionist Smoot-Hawley Act … Read more

US stocks tumble as deepening consumer gloom raises stagflation fears

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US inflation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Wall Street stocks dropped on Friday as signs of strain among American consumers added to worries the US is heading for a bout of stagflation. A batch of data added fresh evidence that consumers are … Read more

A global bond sell-off is deepening as investors pare Fed rate cut expectations

The Eccles Building, location of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and of the Federal Open Market Committee. Brooks Kraft | Getty Images A sell-off in global bond markets is accelerating, fueling concerns over government finances and raising the specter of higher borrowing costs for consumers and businesses around the world. Bond yields … Read more

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