Amid China's slowing economy, the country's largest banks are suffering from bad loans and tightening margins.
The retailer's CFO says consumer spending gravitated away from apparel, home goods and other items that are core to its business.
The e-commerce giant had sales of $3.26 billion in the second quarter but the numbers suggest it is "coming back to Earth."
With demand from China slowing and a supply glut continuing, prospects of a price rebound in the second half of 2015 have "evaporated."
The infant formula maker paid health-care professionals in China to recommend its products to expectant mothers.
S&P estimates that China's corporate debt pile, now at 160% of GDP, will climb 77% to $28.8 trillion over the next five years.
State-owned Tsinghua Unigroup's bid for the memory maker is likely to be blocked by U.S. regulators.
The IMF forecasts lower annual global growth in 2015 largely due to the impact of weaker first-quarter growth in advanced economies.
Trading suspensions and share purchasing by brokerage firms "reek of panic," says one analyst.
Audit finds that a quarter of all the money raised through the state-run lottery program between 2012 and 2014 was embezzled or misappropriated.
While some countries face 'debt sustainability constraints' that leave them no choice but to pay down debt, others can fund themselves at very low rates.
Lawsuits say three Chinese companies used WeChat social media app to spread false rumors about deformed chickens.
