Stocks rise on bets investors will look for cheaper options after DeepSeek’s popular low-cost AI model sparked a US$1 trillion tech rout.

Chinese tech and e-commerce giant Alibaba on Wednesday announced the release of Qwen2.5-Max, an advanced artificial intelligence model that the company says outperforms several leading AI systems in key benchmarks.

Blue Pool has bought a 12 per cent stake in Italian luxury sneaker maker Golden Goose, the Venice-based brand said on Tuesday.

UBS estimates US$236 billion of fund inflows in 2025 as a result of Beijing’s directive to funds to shore up the capital markets.

The Hong Kong-based family office set up by Joe Tsai, cofounder and chairman of the Alibaba Group, has acquired a 12 percent stake in the Italian company.

Hong Kong stocks rallied on Monday, with the Hang Seng Index gaining over 500 points at one point during the afternoon trading session. The index touched a high of 20,093.65 before closing at 19,925.81,

Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including ServiceNow, Inc. (NOW), Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) and Union Pacific Corporation (UNP), as well as a micro-cap stock Natural Health Trends Corp.

The Cboe Options Exchange (CBOE) saw more than 1.8 million call contracts and 967,197 put contracts exchanged on Tuesday. The single-session equity put/call ratio fell to 0.53 and the 21-day moving average stayed at 0.60.

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MILAN (Reuters) - Blue Pool, a Hong Kong-based investment firm backed by Alibaba co-founder Joe Tsai, has bought a 12% stake in Italian luxury sneaker maker Golden Goose, the Venice-based brand said on Tuesday. The investment comes after the maker of $600 a pair sneakers abruptly pulled plans for a stock market listing last year.

Asian stocks traded flat-to-lower on Tuesday, led by a sharp decline in Japanese markets as chipmaking stocks took a hit. Concerns emerged over DeepSeeks new AI model, which rivals advanced AI technologies like ChatGPT