Baidu News

Baidu.com, Inc. will unveil its latest earnings on Thursday, February 16, 2012. Baidu.com is a Chinese language Internet search provider.

Baidu's market share in the fourth quarter was 78.3%, according to data from Beijing-based research firm Analysys International.

Shares of Baidu are up $2.36, or 1.7%, at $138.95 after Brean Murray 's Fawne Jiang this morning reiterated a Buy rating and raised her target on the stock to $200 from $185, writing that the company will likely beat estimates when it reports Q4 results this Thursday, after the bell.

Analysts at Brean Murray increased their price target on shares of Baidu.com from $185.00 to $200.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday.

Internet use in China is developing at an explosive pace, but Canada's online presence in the language of the world's fastest growing market is practically non-existent. What's one of the first things we do when we look into a new opportunity? We Google it.

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Shares of multiple Chinese internet names fell on Monday, after weak guidance from Sohu left many to believe future growth prospects were not as bright as previously hoped.

Sohu reported impressive topline growth across all operating segments for Q4 with total revenue growth of 42% y/y. However, gross margin was weaker than expected due to rising content and bandwidth cost, which should be expected since Sohu's acquisitions of premium video content were well-reported by the media.

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China's third largest search engine, Sohu.com Inc. declared fourth quarter results that were down,A sharply, to 39 percent from last year and which substantially missed analysts' estimates.

Facebook has set its sights on China, where the social media titan has been blocked for years but analysts say there is little chance of success.

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Sohu and its gaming unit Changyou both report Q4 results on February 6th. The Street expects Sohu to earn $1.25 per share on $242 million in revenue and Changyou to earn $1.09 per share on $124 million in revenue.

As Facebook prepares to go public it has its sights on China, where the social media titan is blocked, but analysts say its chances of re-entering the market of half a billion Internet users are slim.

For proof that coffee is taking off in China, look no further than Chinese consumers' reaction to recent price increases at Starbucks Corp.

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