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What Lies Ahead For Baidu After A Strong Quarter
Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) announced its Q3 2017 earnings on October 26, reporting a 29% year-over-year increase in net revenues to RMB 23.5 billion ($3.5 billion). Strong revenue growth was complemented by a significant improvement in the company’...
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Baidu Earnings Preview: iQiyi To Fuel Top Line Growth
Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) is scheduled to announced its Q3 results on October 26. The company has witnessed strong growth in its transaction services and online video streaming businesses in recent quarters, while its core search services business has ...
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Baidu Delivers A Strong Quarter Driven By iQiyi, Transaction Services
Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) announced its Q2 2017 earnings on Thursday, July 27, reporting a 14% year-over-year increase in net revenues to RMB 20.9 billion. Strong revenue growth was complemented by a significant improvement in the company’s opera...
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Baidu Earnings Preview: iQiyi, Transaction Services To Continue Growth Spree
Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) is scheduled to announced its Q2 results on Thursday, July 27. The company has witnessed strong growth in its transaction services and online video streaming businesses in recent quarters, while its core search services busine...
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A Closer Look At Baidu’s Fintech Initiatives
In December 2015, Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) established a financial services group to enter the consumer finance, mobile payment and internet brokerage businesses. This move was made to compete effectively with other players in the region such as Ali...
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What Lies Ahead For Baidu’s Online Video Business
China is a booming market for internet companies owing to the huge potential customer base in the country. The number of total internet users in China has grown from around 140 million in 2006 to over 730 million by the end of 2016 – a CAGR...
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How Baidu Could Drive Growth At Its Streaming Business
After its search business was hit due to regulations on medical advertisements, Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) appears to be looking at alternative sources of revenues. The company recently changed its mission from being the leading search services provid...
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Baidu Earnings: Sustained Growth In Revenues, Margins Continue To Shrink
Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) announced its Q1 2017 earnings on April 27, reporting a 7% year-over-year increase in net revenues to RMB 16.9 billion. Baidu reported a 9% fall in operating profit to RMB 2 billion due to an increase in operating costs. Baidu...
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Why Baidu Is Acquiring xPerception
As it increases its focus on artificial intelligence (AI), Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) recently announced that it had acquired xPerception, a U.S. based startup focused on computer vision. Following this acquisition, the xPerception team will join Baidu...
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Chief Scientist’s Departure Is A Setback For Baidu
Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) has been increasing its focus on its artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives of late. The company has been experimenting with this technology in several business lines such as “smart restaurants” and autonomous cars. However...
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Baidu Earnings: Core Revenues Stumble, iQiyi & Transaction Services Shave Off Profits
Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) announced its Q4 and full year earnings on February 23, reporting a 3% year-over-year fall in net revenues to RMB 18.2 billion. However, excluding the impact of the Qunar division which Baidu sold off last year, the company ob...
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Baidu Earnings Preview: Limited Growth In Search Services To Be Offset By Strength In Online Video, Transaction Services
Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) is scheduled to announced its Q4 and full year earnings on Thursday, February 23. The company has witnessed strong growth in its transaction services and online video streaming businesses through the first three quarters of th...
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Here’s Why Baidu Is Acquiring Raven Technologies
As it focuses on artificial intelligence (AI) as a pillar for growth, Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) is strengthening its offerings in the space. The company recently acquired Raven Technologies, a startup from the Microsoft Ventures Accelerator program. R...
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Here’s How An Experienced COO Can Help Baidu
Recently, Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) announced that it had appointed an erstwhile Microsoft executive, Dr. Qiu Lu, as the company’s Group President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). This change will make the newly appointed COO in charge of the day t...
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Here’s How Baidu Could Benefit From Its Foray Into Family Robots
Recently, Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) unveiled a voice controlled family robot called “Little Fish” or “Xiaoyu Zaijia” in Chinese at CES (the Consumer Electronics Show) being held in Las Vegas this month. Developed in partnership with Ainemo, a hardwa...
