Alibaba Cloud Increases Domain Auction Prices As AI Competition Heats Up: Report
Alibaba Cloud Increases Domain Auction Prices As AI Competition Heats Up: Report
Alibaba Group Holding's (NYSE:BABA) cloud computing unit, responsible for the online broadcasting of the 2024 Summer Olympics, announced a price hike on its domain name auction platform.
紐交所的baba n3411旗下的雲計算服務商，負責廣播2024年夏季奧林匹克會的在線直播，宣佈在域名拍賣平台上漲價。
The company cited rising costs and intense competition for artificial intelligence (AI) services as reasons for the increase.
該公司稱人工智能服務成本上漲和激烈的競爭是提價的原因。
Starting August 1, bids for domain names on Alibaba Cloud will rise to 199 yuan for ".com" addresses and 99 yuan for other top-level domains, SCMP reports.
據南華早報報道，從8月1日起，阿里雲域名的競價將上漲至199元/個（.com 域名）和99元/個（其他頂級域名）。
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Previously, the starting bid for all domain names was 69 yuan, making this a significant increase of at least 43%.
此前，所有域名的起始競價爲69元，這是至少增加了43%。
In addition to the price increase, Alibaba Cloud has been adjusting its operations. The company plans to shut down data centers in India and Australia in July and September as part of an "infrastructure strategy update."
除了價格上漲外，阿里雲還在調整其運營策略。公司計劃在7月和9月關閉印度和澳大利亞的數據中心作爲“基礎設施戰略升級”的一部分。
Facing fierce competition from other Chinese tech giants, Alibaba Cloud has also been reducing costs.
面對其他中國科技巨頭的激烈競爭，阿里雲也一直在降低成本。
According to market analytics firm Canalys, Alibaba Cloud held 37% of the market in the first quarter, followed by Huawei Technologies and Tencent Holdings on the mainland regarding customer spending.
市場分析公司 Canalys 指出，阿里雲在第一季度佔據了37%的市場份額，其次是華爲技術和騰訊控股在客戶支出上的表現。
Alibaba stock has lost over 23% in the last 12 months as it chases its AI ambitions amid a weak domestic economy further crippled by the US advanced semiconductor technology embargo.
在美國實施先進半導體技術禁運的情況下，阿里巴巴追逐其人工智能雄心的同時，阿里巴巴股價在過去12個月中已跌去逾23%，在被削弱的國內經濟中進一步受挫。
Alibaba Stock Prediction For 2024
2024年阿里巴巴的股票預測
When buying a stock for a longer time horizon, it is important for investors to assess where they think the stock is headed in the future.
當投資者考慮買入長期股票時，評估股票未來走勢的方向是非常重要的。
When mapping a stock's future trajectory, investors should consider factors including the future earnings expectations and expected performance against a benchmark.
在規劃股票未來發展方向時，投資者應該考慮的因素包括未來的盈利預期和預期表現相對於基準指數。
Alibaba's revenue has grown at an average rate of 17.45% annually over the past 5 years. The average 1-year price target from analysts is $110.67, representing an expected 40.82% upside in 2025.
過去5年，阿里巴巴的營業收入年均增長17.45%。分析師的平均1年價格目標爲110.67美元，預計2025年有40.82%的上漲空間。
While past performance is not a guarantee of future results, investors should also look at a stock's historical performance when compared to both a benchmark index and the company's peers. Shares of Alibaba have seen an annualized return of -25.29%, underperforming the S&P500 index by 32.81%. This compares to 1.79% growth in the overall Consumer Discretionary sector. Alibaba has a beta of 2.34.
雖然過去的表現不能保證未來的結果，但投資者應當看一下股票與基準指數和公司同行業的歷史表現。阿里巴巴股票的年化回報率爲-25.29%，低於標普500指數32.81%。與之相比，整個消費類行業增長了1.79%。阿里巴巴的貝塔爲2.34。
Price Action: BABA shares traded lower by 0.27% at $78.41 at the last check Tuesday.
股票交易價格：BABA股票週二收於78.41美元，較低的跌幅爲0.27%。
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