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PDD Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:PDD) saw its shares slide 3.97% in pre-market trading Tuesday after the company released third-quarter results that came in below Wall Street expectations, underscoring slowing revenue growth and intensifying competition in China’s e-commerce sector. For the three months ending September 30, 2025, Pinduoduo reported adjusted earnings of RMB21.08 ($2.96) per share, missing…

Futu Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:FUTU) climbed 3.1% on Tuesday after the online brokerage posted third-quarter results that blew past analyst forecasts, powered by record-breaking trading volumes and accelerating client growth across its global markets. For the quarter ending September 30, 2025, the company delivered adjusted earnings of HK$22.80 per ADS, well ahead of the HK$18.00 Wall…

Corporate treasury firm Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) disclosed in a regulatory filing that it acquired an additional 8,178 bitcoin last week, spending roughly $835.6 million to expand its already massive holdings. The latest purchase brings the company’s total stash to 649,870 BTC, valued at approximately US$48.4 billion based on current market prices. Strategy noted that most…

Baidu’s (NASDAQ:BIDU) shares rose more than 2% in premarket trading on Tuesday after the Chinese tech giant delivered third-quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectations on both profit and revenue, thanks to continued momentum in its fast-growing AI cloud operations. The company reported earnings per share of RMB11.12, comfortably topping the RMB8.37 analyst estimate. Total…

Weibo Corporation (NASDAQ:WB) rose 2.5% on Tuesday after the Chinese social media platform posted third-quarter earnings that aligned with analyst expectations, even though revenue came in slightly below forecasts and declined from a year earlier. The company delivered adjusted earnings of $0.42 per share, in line with consensus estimates. Quarterly revenue totaled $442.3 million, just…

Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT) climbed 5.1% on Tuesday after the Israeli defense technology group delivered third-quarter results that far outpaced Wall Street forecasts, fueled by escalating global defense spending and heightened tensions in the Middle East. The company reported adjusted earnings of $3.35 per share, easily surpassing the $2.48 analyst estimate. Quarterly revenue came in…

Oil prices slipped on Tuesday, easing nearly 1% after supply fears diminished when loadings resumed at a key Russian export hub that had been briefly disrupted by a Ukrainian drone and missile strike. Traders also continued to weigh how Western sanctions could reshape Russian crude flows in the months ahead. By 07:20 GMT, Brent crude…

Gold prices retreated in Asian trading on Tuesday, adding to recent weakness as traders grew increasingly doubtful that the Federal Reserve will move ahead with a December rate cut. The shift in expectations strengthened the U.S. dollar, reducing appetite for non-yielding assets such as gold. Uncertainty ahead of this week’s long-delayed September nonfarm payrolls report…

The U.S. dollar softened on Tuesday, pressured by dovish commentary from a Federal Reserve official as traders looked ahead to a series of economic releases that could shape expectations for the Fed’s final policy decision of the year. At 04:15 ET (09:15 GMT), the Dollar Index — which measures the greenback against six major peers…