Alibaba Profit Dives 75% After AI Spending Hits $10 Billion

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s profit plunged more than 75% after the Chinese company ratcheted up quarterly capital spending to almost $10 billion, aiming to safeguard its position in a fiercely competitive global AI arena. The online retail giant-turned-AI...

JPMorgan Team Sees Credibility Risk in Treasury’s Buybacks

JPMorgan Chase & Co. strategists warned that markets may view the US Treasury’s surprise effort to curb long-term borrowing costs as lacking credibility, potentially pushing up the term premium and yields over time. The Treasury said on Wednesday it would at least...

Bets on Long-Bond ETF Spiked a Day Before US Announced Buyback

One or more investors piled into an exchange-traded fund that’s highly sensitive to swings in long-term US bond yields on Tuesday, a day before the Treasury Department unexpectedly ramped up buybacks of long-dated debt and sparked a rally. The $1.5 billion Pimco 25+...