The Chinese e-commerce giant, Alibaba faced a revenue miss of 2% as it struggled with attracting new users and increased competition. To counter these challenges, Alibaba approved a spinoff of its Cloud Intelligence Group and plans to restructure its business units. However, the company also faces a price war in the cloud computing sector and subdued consumer spending in China.

Toyota, Daihatsu, and Suzuki have unveiled plans to introduce electric micro-vans for Japan's delivery industry. The joint venture aims to develop a battery electric vehicle (BEV) system for these compact vans, which are expected to have a range of 200 km per charge. The initiative aligns with the industry's shift towards electrification and follows the trend of other Japanese automakers expanding their electric mini-commercial van offerings.

Sony Corp is considering a spinoff and listing of its financial services unit within the next few years, aiming for sustainable growth. With Sony Financial Group likely to be listed in Japan, the move follows a surge in Japanese shares. Sony's core entertainment and image sensor businesses continue to thrive, while challenges in the image sensor division and chip market may pose potential hurdles.

Cisco Systems Inc., the most prominent computer networking equipment maker, has underperformed compared to big tech stocks like Alphabet and Apple. Despite being a defensive stock with solid financials, Cisco's growth is expected to slow down in the coming years, hindering investor interest. While some investors see value in Cisco's stability, analysts remain cautious about potential returns. The article discusses Cisco's stagnant share prices, future growth projections, valuation, and contrasting performance with rival Microsoft.

European stocks dipped on Wednesday due to ongoing US debt-ceiling negotiations and concerns over inflation and a potential recession. Meanwhile, strategists advised locking in gains from the recent outperformance of European stocks.

Pfizer plans to raise $31 billion in a debt offering to finance its $43 billion acquisition of Seagen Inc., as the company looks to expand its targeted cancer therapy offerings and offset declining COVID-19 sales and generic drug competition.

European Union regulators have approved Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, despite opposition from U.S. and U.K. regulators concerned about industry competition. Microsoft has promised access to Activision titles for competitors' cloud gaming services as part of the deal.

Apple's market capitalization has notably surpassed the total value of the Russell 2000 for two weeks, the longest on record. Despite a minor dip, Apple's strong performance and impressive quarterly earnings have highlighted the struggles of small-cap stocks in 2023.

In a sign that one of the developed world's most reluctant adopters of electric vehicles is finally shifting, there has been a noticeable increase in Teslas on Australian roads in recent months. 

As Walmart braces for a more challenging year ahead and steps up investment in automation, the big-box giant is laying off hundreds of employees at nationwide e-commerce facilities, according to a company statement Thursday.

On Wednesday, Carvana said it would offer to exchange as much as $1 billion of its unsecured bonds at discount prices in an effort to extend looming repayment deadlines, sending shares of the Phoenix-based e-commerce company up nearly 20%.

While the COVID-19 pandemic ended up being a cash cow for several pharma and biotech companies, Moderna Inc., on Monday, said it now expects to price its COVID-19 vaccine at around $130 per dose in the US going forward.

On Monday, Starbucks Corp. said it handed the reins to its incoming chief executive officer, Laxman Narasimhan, nearly two weeks earlier than expected.

On Friday, Baidu Inc. experienced a surge of over 14% after various brokerages, including Citigroup, tested the company's recently revealed ChatGPT-like service and granted it provisional approval.

T-Mobile, on Wednesday, confirmed it would buy Mint Mobile, the budget wireless provider backed by the "Deadpool" actor, for as much as $1.35 billion in a cash-and-stock deal.

On Tuesday, Google introduced features that will let users create text in Gmail and Docs using the company's AI technology as the company battles for dominance in the burgeoning field with rivals like Microsoft Corp and OpenAI.

Placing a significant bet on Seagan, Pfizer on Monday said it would pay $229 per share in a cash deal that values the biotech company at $43 billion and add innovative targeted therapies to its portfolio of cancer treatments.

In a plan to cut $2 billion in annual costs and preserve profits, General Motors Co. Thursday announced it will offer voluntary buyouts to most of its 58,000 US white-collar staff.

Sony Group Corp. laid out more concerns to the UK's antitrust watchdog about Microsoft Corp.'s planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard, now suggesting that Microsoft could kneecap (although unintentionally) the performance and quality of "Call of Duty" on PlayStation, with fans moving over to Xbox.

Longtime Apple bull and Wedbush analyst, Dan Ives, increased his price target on Apple stock from $180 to $190 and maintained his Outperform rating, noting Beijing rolling back the country's strict zero-Covid-19 lockdown policy earlier that month.

Salesforce, the global leader in CRM, has been toying with artificial intelligence software for years. Now, the software giant is jumping on the AI bandwagon as it joins chatbot pioneer Open AI to provide "generative" AI tools across its software business.

Snap Inc. shares rose sharply on Monday as lawmaker initiatives to ban TikTok appeared to be gaining momentum in the US.

Months after Amazon.com Inc. announced job cuts spanning more than 18,000 roles amid a sobering economic outlook, the e-commerce giant, on Friday, said it would push back the start of construction for the next phase of its Virginia headquarters.

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