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Alibaba is the world's largest online and mobile commerce company as measured by gross merchandise volume. It operates China's online marketplaces, including Taobao (consumer-to-consumer) and Tmall (business-to-consumer). The China commerce retail division is the most valuable cash flow-generating business at Alibaba. Additional revenue sources include China commerce wholesale, international commerce retail/wholesale, local consumer services, cloud computing, digital media and entertainment platforms, Cainiao logistics services, and innovation initiatives/other.

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Needham analyst Tom Nikic initiates coverage on Crocs (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CROX#NASDAQ">CROX</a>) with a Buy rating and announces Price Target of $116.

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Needham analyst Tom Nikic initiates coverage on Steven Madden (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHOO#NASDAQ">SHOO</a>) with a Hold rating.

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U.S. stocks could open on a negative note on Friday after futures showed tentativeness on Friday. Investors turned their focus to cyclical stocks and themes, moving on from their <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/24/11/42058223/us-stocks-likely-to-open-in-red-as-geopolitical-tension-weigh-on-investor-sentiment-wharton-economist-says-market-trajectory-will-heavily-depend-on-trumps-tariff-plans">focus on the Trump trade</a> after the election results.
Futures of the three major indices were mixed, with the Nasdaq heading lower after AI giant Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) posted its highly-anticipated third-quarter results.
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<td>-0.40%</td>
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<td>Dow Jones</td>
<td>-0.29%</td>
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In premarket trading on Friday, the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) edged lower by 0.34% to $591.68 and the Invesco QQQ ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>) declined 0.39% to $503.03, according to <a href="https://benzinga.grsm.io/lxquj26b2sag" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Benzinga Pro data</a>.
Cues From Last Session:
U.S. stocks ended Thursday in the green, with the Dow Jones surging by over 450 points, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq registered marginal gains.
Crude oil futures continued on their upward trajectory amid rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
Treasury yields eased marginally on mixed data and the declining probability of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) cutting interest rates in December.
On the economic data front, U.S. existing home sales gained 3.5% from the previous month to an annualized rate of 3.96 million in October. The Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index fell to -5.5 in November from 10.3 in the previous month, and compared to market estimates of 8.
Initial jobless claims declined by 6,000 from the previous week to 213,000 in the week ending Nov. 16.
Most sectors on the S&amp;P 500 closed on a positive note, with utilities, financials, and consumer staples stocks recording the biggest gains on Thursday.
However, consumer discretionary and communication services stocks bucked the overall market trend, closing the session lower.
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Insights From Analysts:
Powell's relatively hawkish tone has investors cautious in the markets. With the Trump trade losing steam, the focus is now on the President-elect's Treasury pick.
"In focus currently is President-elect Trump's pick for the influential post of US Treasury Secretary. Given the large US budget deficit, investors will probably want to see a safe pair of hands being chosen," ING analysts said in a note.
With the next rate cut now a coin toss, the U.S. dollar could see a correction. According to ING analyst Francesco Pesole, the dollar is "testing the limit" of its longs and traders should exercise caution for the time being.
"Powell seemed to put greater emphasis on the strength of the economy&nbsp;and how that allows the central bank to approach the upcoming policy decisions ‘carefully'."
CME Group's FedWatch tool <a href="https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch-tool.html">reflected</a> the fall in sentiment for another rate cut next month, with its probability declining to 59.6% from 72.2%.
&#8220;The case for a Fed pause in December is getting stronger and Fed officials are communicating that they are open to it going into the next meeting,&#8221; Kathy Jones, chief fixed income strategist at Schwab, said in a recent note.
&#8220;It will come down to employment and inflation data.&#8221;
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Friday's major economic updates include:
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<li>S&amp;P U.S. Services and Manufacturing Purchasing Manager's Index will be released at 9:45 a.m. ET.</li>
<li>Consumer sentiment data will be released at 10 a.m. ET.</li>
<li>Fed Gov. Michelle Bowman will speak at 6:15 p.m. ET.</li>
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Stocks In Focus:
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<li>The Gap Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GAP#NYSE">GAP</a>) stock surged 15% in premarket trading after the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/24/11/42125007/gap-stock-soars-on-better-than-expected-q3-results-raised-fy-guidance-details">retailer raised its annual target</a> with a "strong" outlook for the holiday season.</li>
<li>MicroStrategy Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>) stock surged over 2% in premarket trading on Friday as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/24/11/42130693/bitcoins-path-to-100k-inevitable-but-leverage-to-the-gills-warns-mike-novogratz-predicts-80k-correction-ahead">inched closer to the $100,000 mark</a>. Robinhood Markets Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HOOD#NASDAQ">HOOD</a>) stock was also up over 0.5%.</li>
<li>Reddit Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RDDT#NYSE">RDDT</a>) stock <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/24/11/42132644/reddit-falls-7-in-afterhours-as-advance-plans-stake-sale-technicals-show-strong-support-but-selling-pressure-persists-at-overbought-levels">fell over 7% in premarket trading</a> after the social media company amid Advance's stake sale announcement.</li>
<li>Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) stock fell over 4.7% on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) pushed forward with its demands for <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/24/11/42131274/why-googles-chrome-battle-isnt-just-about-search-gene-munster-calls-it-a-tough-day-for-big-tech-on-the-regulatory-front">Google to divest</a> the Chrome web browser.</li>
<li>Investors are awaiting earnings results from Destination XL Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DXLG#NASDAQ">DXLG</a>) and Global Blue Group Holding AG (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GB#NYSE">GB</a>) today.</li>
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Commodities, Bonds And Global Equity Markets:
Crude oil futures rose in the early New York session, surging by 0.61% to hover around $70.54 per barrel.
The 10-year Treasury note yield eased to 4.396%.
Most of the major Asian markets ended in the green on Friday, but European markets were mixed in early trading.
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Needham analyst Tom Nikic initiates coverage on Deckers Outdoor (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DECK#NYSE">DECK</a>) with a Buy rating and announces Price Target of $218.

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Needham Initiates Coverage On Deckers Outdoor with Buy Rating, Announces Price Target of $218

Shares of Elastic N.V (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ESTC#NYSE">ESTC</a>) rose sharply in today's pre-market trading after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results and issued FY25 guidance <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/ESTC/news">above estimates</a>.
Elastic reported quarterly earnings of 59 cents per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of 38 cents per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $365.361 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $355.900 million.
Elastic shares jumped 29.1% to $121.46 in the pre-market trading session.
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<li>Virpax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VRPX#NASDAQ">VRPX</a>) gained 67.1% to $0.9855 in pre-market trading after the company announced an agreement with the US HHS department for an extension towards its cooperative research and development.</li>
<li>Wellchange Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WCT#NASDAQ">WCT</a>) rose 50.4% to $1.88 in pre-market trading after dipping 62% on Thursday.</li>
<li>Beneficient  (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BENF#NASDAQ">BENF</a>) gained 30.7% to $1.15 in pre-market trading after gaining around 7% on Thursday.</li>
<li>SKK Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SKK#NASDAQ">SKK</a>) gained 25.4% to $1.38 in pre-market trading after declining around 75% on Wednesday.</li>
<li>Exicure, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XCUR#NASDAQ">XCUR</a>) gained 19.4% to $12.98 in pre-market trading.</li>
<li>The Gap, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GAP#NYSE">GAP</a>) gained 14.9% to $25.33 in pre-market trading after reporting better-than-expected third-quarter results.</li>
<li>Global Blue Group Holding AG (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GB#NYSE">GB</a>) gained 10.4% to $6.90 in pre-market trading.</li>
<li>Kairos Pharma, Ltd. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KAPA#NYSE">KAPA</a>) climbed 8.7% to $1.63 in pre-market trading.</li>
<li>Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ROST#NASDAQ">ROST</a>) gained 7% to $153.01 in pre-market trading after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter EPS results..</li>
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<li>Knightscope, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KSCP#NASDAQ">KSCP</a>) shares tumbled 41.8% to $10.64 in pre-market trading after the company announced the pricing of $12.1 million public offering.</li>
<li>Autonomix Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMIX#NASDAQ">AMIX</a>) fell 33.3% to $9.01 in pre-market trading.</li>
<li>Cemtrex, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CETX#NASDAQ">CETX</a>) shares fell 27.2% to $0.1430 in pre-market trading after the company announced its board approved a 1-for-35 reverse stock split.</li>
<li>Procaps Group S.A. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PROC#NASDAQ">PROC</a>) declined 18.7% to $0.90 in pre-market trading as the company said it faced Nasdaq delisting threat due to Form 20-F filing delay.</li>
<li>Carter Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CARE#NASDAQ">CARE</a>) shares fell 10.6% to $16.86 in pre-market trading.</li>
<li>Real Messenger Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RMSG#NASDAQ">RMSG</a>) dipped 16.2% to $3.51 in pre-market trading after jumping over 10% on Thursday.</li>
<li>Aptose Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/APTO#NASDAQ">APTO</a>) fell 13.9% to $0.21 in pre-market trading after dipping more than 10% on Thursday.</li>
<li>Envoy Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COCH#NASDAQ">COCH</a>) shares dipped 12.7% to $1.92 in pre-market trading.</li>
<li>Reddit, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RDDT#NYSE">RDDT</a>) fell 7.3% to $146.50 in pre-market trading. Reddit's shareholder, Advance Magazine Publishers Inc. plans to sell as much as $1.2 billion of the company's stake, reported Bloomberg on Friday morning. The company is said to be offering 7.8 million shares in between the range of $145.38-$148.54 each.</li>
<li>Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTU#NASDAQ">INTU</a>) fell 5.7% to $639.95 in today's pre-market trading. Intuit reported upbeat results for its first-quarter results, but issued weak forecast for the current quarter.</li>
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Needham analyst Tom Nikic initiates coverage on Foot Locker (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FL#NYSE">FL</a>) with a Buy rating and announces Price Target of $27.

Needham Initiates Coverage On Foot Locker with Buy Rating, Announces Price Target of $27

Needham analyst Mike Matson downgrades TransMedics Gr (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TMDX#NASDAQ">TMDX</a>) from Buy to Hold and maintains the price target from $109 to $109.

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Needham analyst Tom Nikic initiates coverage on Nike (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NKE#NYSE">NKE</a>) with a Buy rating and announces Price Target of $84.

Needham Initiates Coverage On Nike with Buy Rating, Announces Price Target of $84

ZKH Group Inks Pact With With Zhejiang Tmall Technology Co. To Establish Cooperation Of GBB Platform With Zhejiang Tmall's Industrial Product Platform; Agreement Will Be Effective Until October 31

Needham analyst Tom Nikic reiterates Under Armour (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UAA#NYSE">UAA</a>) with a Hold.

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Needham Reiterates Hold on Under Armour

Needham analyst Tom Nikic initiates coverage on On Holding (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ONON#NYSE">ONON</a>) with a Buy rating and announces Price Target of $64.

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Needham Initiates Coverage On On Holding with Buy Rating, Announces Price Target of $64

The Starship&#8216;s many engines are isolated from each other, preventing the risk of one engine failure causing failure of all as in the case of the Soviet Union&#8217;s N1 rocket, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday.
What Happened: &#8220;If engine failures are isolated from each other and the primary airframe, then more engines &#x2A;increases&#x2A; reliability,&#8221; Musk said in a post on social media platform X. &#8220;The problem with N-1 was that a failure of any engine caused failure of all.&#8221;
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The Starship has often been compared to the Soviet N1 rocket owing to its large number of engines. Musk himself has admitted that the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/05/32566212/elon-musk-reacts-to-comparison-of-starship-with-doomed-rocket-that-knocked-soviet-union-out-of-moon">N1 is the closest comparable rocket to Starship</a>. However, the Starship has 33 engines on its Super Heavy booster, even more than the 30 engines on the Soviet N1&#8217;s first stage.
About N1: N1 was aimed at enabling crewed travel to the moon. However, all four attempts to launch failed and the program was suspended in 1974.
The Soviets carried out a clandestine launch of the N1 on July 3, 1969, which ended up in a colossal explosion. This effectively knocked out the Soviet Union from the Moon race just days before U.S. astronauts walked on the surface of the moon.
About Starship: Starship is SpaceX&#8217;s most ambitious launch vehicle aimed at taking humans back to the Moon and Earth&#8217;s neighboring planet Mars. 
The company has conducted six test flights of the vehicle thus far but without a payload. The last flight test took place earlier this week and NASA is looking forward to taking humans back to the surface of the Moon after a gap of over 50 years with the help of a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/24/11/42108681/spacex-shows-off-conceptual-version-of-starship-which-will-help-humans-land-back-on-moon-in-over-50-yrs">custom version of Starship</a>.
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Qudian (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QD#NYSE">QD</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $0.10 per share. This is a 190.91 percent increase over losses of $(0.11) per share from the same period last year. The company reported $7.80 million in sales this quarter. This is a 92.26 percent increase over sales of $4.06 million the same period last year.

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JMP Securities analyst Matthew Carletti downgrades Root (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ROOT#NASDAQ">ROOT</a>) from Market Outperform to Market Perform.

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JMP Securities Downgrades Root to Market Perform

Texas Governor&nbsp;Greg Abbott (R-Texas) has directed state agencies to cease investments in China and divest existing ones. This decision, announced in a letter dated Nov. 21, highlights security and financial risks associated with Chinese investments, 
What Happened: Abbott&#8217;s directive argues that this aggression could elevate the financial risks tied to Chinese investments. The governor&#8217;s letter explicitly bans Texas investing entities from making new investments in China.
Moreover, Abbott has instructed these entities to divest from any current Chinese investments at the earliest feasible opportunity. 
&#8220;Texas will defend and safeguard itself and our public treasury from any potential threat, including those posed by the CCP,&#8221; the statement read.
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Why It Matters: The directive from Governor Abbott comes amid escalating U.S.-China tensions. Recently, the U.S. House of Representatives advanced two Republican bills aiming to reinstate the U.S. Justice Department's "China Initiative." This initiative seeks to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/09/40831428/house-gop-advances-bills-to-reinstate-justice-departments-china-initiative-despite-white-house-disap">curb espionage activities</a> targeting U.S. intellectual property and academic institutions. The bills were part of the House Republican's &#8220;China Week,&#8221; which saw over two dozen China-related legislative measures passed.
President-elect Donald Trump has proposed to impose 60% tariff on Chinese goods. Chinese President Xi Jinping recently <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/24/11/42025284/xi-jinping-tells-joe-biden-china-is-ready-to-work-with-trump-as-tariff-threat-looms">expressed a willingness</a> to collaborate with the U.S. government, regardless of the administration in power. This statement was made during a meeting with President Joe Biden at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Lima. 
Meanwhile, ETFs that allow investment into China have dropped during the past one month. As of Nov. 22nd, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com">Benzinga Pro</a>, the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KWEB#NYSE">KWEB</a>) has dropped by 5.97% while iShares China Large-Cap ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FXI#NYSE">FXI</a>) fell by 5.13%. Invesco Golden Dragon China ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PGJ#NASDAQ">PGJ</a>) fell by 5.41% and iShares MSCI China ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MCHI#NASDAQ">MCHI</a>) dropped by 5.54%.
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