Finance

China’s Alibaba is courting European and U.S. small businesses as it goes global

BEIJING — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is ramping up its global expansion with new services aimed at attracting small businesses…

The low-end consumer ‘is really being stretched,’ says Five Below CEO

While inflation is showing signs of easing, consumers in the country may still be feeling its effects for quite some…

GameStop shares jump more than 40% as ‘Roaring Kitty’ schedules YouTube livestream for Friday

Shares of GameStop shot to session highs Thursday after meme stock leader “Roaring Kitty” scheduled a livestream on YouTube, which…

Salesforce to open new AI center in London as part of $4 billion UK investment

LONDON — Enterprise tech giant Salesforce is opening an artificial intelligence center in London, making a bullish bet on the…

Payhawk, a $1 billion corporate card startup, plans M&A shopping spree after 86% sales growth

AMSTERDAM — Corporate payments startup Payhawk told CNBC it is planning mergers and acquisitions to grow its footprint in the corporate spend…