NEW YORK/ HONG KONG, May 2- Where there's an investing niche, there's probably an exchange-traded fund that exploits it. Almost all U.S.-listed ETFs focusing on Chinese stocks are confined to the Hong Kong- listed H-shares represented in global equity indexes or companies such as technology giants Baidu and Sina Corp that trade on U.S. exchanges.
acquired an 18 percent stake in web portal Sina Corp's microblogging service Weibo in its first big move into selling advertising on China's highly competitive social networks. Sina's U.S.-listed shares surged 21 percent to $60.81 in early trading, before easing back to $56.90.
*HSBC cuts target price to $128 from $131; rating overweight. Reuters Station users, click. 1568. Reuters Station users, click. 4899.
Stocks fell as the broadest measure of U.S. economic growth fell short of expectations in the first quarter and Amazon.com gave a disappointing outlook. **CHEVRON CORP, $120.06, up 1.3 pct. **AMAZON.COM INC, $255.52, down 7 pct.
**PFIZER INC, $29.02, down 4.1 pct. **APPLE INC, $409.46, down 0.3 pct. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd grabbed more smartphone market share from arch rival Apple in the latest quarter, with sales of its phones jumping to account for one third of the global market, research firm IDC said.
**APPLE INC, Thursday close $408.38, down 0.3 pct premarket. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd grabbed more smartphone market share from arch rival Apple in the latest quarter, with sales of its phones jumping to account for one third of the global market, research firm IDC said.
**APPLE INC, Thursday close $408.38, down 0.3 pct premarket. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd grabbed more smartphone market share from arch rival Apple in the latest quarter, with sales of its phones jumping to account for one third of the global market, research firm IDC said.
**PFIZER INC, Thursday close $30.26, down 3 pct premarket. **APPLE INC, Thursday close $408.38, down 0.3 pct premarket. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd grabbed more smartphone market share from arch rival Apple in the latest quarter, with sales of its phones jumping to account for one third of the global market, research firm IDC said.
**ABBVIE INC, Thursday close $44.24.
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*Baidu Q1 net profit misses target, shares sink after-hours. April 25- Baidu Inc, China's largest search engine, will increase marketing expenditures for the rest of the year to counter competition from rival Qihoo 360 Technology, which may further put the brakes on profit growth.
HONG KONG, April 26- Hong Kong shares could extend this week's gains on Friday, tracking a Wall Street rise after surprisingly resilient U.S. labour data and as physical commodity prices recovered further after their recent selloff.
April 26- Following is some company-related and market news that may affect the Taiwan stock market. >Baidu Q1 profit misses Wall Street targets. became the most profitable stock in Taiwan in the first quarter, with earnings per share reaching T $13.79.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 25- Baidu Inc, China's largest search engine, posted its slowest profit growth in more than four years, missing Wall Street targets as higher traffic acquisition costs ate into profit margins and the company consolidated results from its money-losing online video unit.