Asian shares fell on Friday as disappointing earnings from Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba heightened worries about Beijing's broad regulatory crackdown and slowing growth in the world's second-biggest economy.
Celebrity virtual appearances and flashy deals kicked off Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's final 24 hours of its Singles' Day shopping event on Thursday, hoping to draw shoppers as it preaches sustainability this year.
Major clothing and shoe companies are moving production to countries closer to their U.S. and European stores, smarting from a resurgence in cases of coronavirus in Asia that slowed production earlier this year.
Pinterest Inc forecast fourth-quarter revenue growth in the high-teens percentage range, after online retailers splurging on ads before the holiday season helped the image-sharing company beat quarterly estimates.
Many consumers are entering the holiday season with more disposable income, but retailers are up against a supply chain crisis that has left them scrambling to stock enough partywear, among other things.
Google owner Alphabet Inc on Tuesday beat expectations for third-quarter revenue, a positive sign that its advertising business is overcoming new limits on tracking mobile users.
Facebook Inc said on Monday it will start breaking out the financials for its virtual and augmented reality unit, an announcement that comes as its main advertising businesses face "significant uncertainty."
Britain will announce a rise in its minimum wage for those aged 23 and over to 9.50 pounds ($13.06) per hour from 8.91 pounds in the government's budget statement on Wednesday, the finance ministry said on Monday.
The United States has resolved a key point of trade friction with Europe after inking a deal to end controversial digital services taxes on American tech giants.
A Singapore arbitration panel has rejected Future Retail's plea to quash an order from last year that put its $3.4 billion deal with Reliance on hold, in a boost for its partner Amazon.
U.S. online holiday spending is expected to grow at its slowest pace in at least eight years, as product shortages, higher prices and pandemic-related uncertainties threaten to put a strain on the shopping season.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd founder Jack Ma is in Europe on a study tour, South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday, making it the Chinese billionaire's first trip abroad in over a year.
American online sales giant Amazon launched its 'Try Before You Buy' service in its French, Italian and Spanish markets on October 14.
Canadian e-commerce platform Shopify Inc is teaming up with top cloud companies including Microsoft Corp and Oracle Corp to help merchants streamline their business operations.
Twitter Inc on Tuesday rolled out new ad features and revamped the algorithm that decides which ads users see, as part of an effort to lay the groundwork to launch future ecommerce features.
