TikTok parent ByteDance’s chatbot is now giving travel-booking sites a run for their money. And yours.
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Consumers in China are starting to wonder — for good reason — whether the emerging AI travel agents have a hidden agenda.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- KWEB KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF-6.4% 30d
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF: it holds Chinese internet companies. Linked by “bytedance” (Chinese tech) in this story.
- XLY Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR+0.3% 16d
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR: it holds travel and leisure firms. Linked by “travel” (travel) in this story.
- XRT SPDR S&P Retail ETF
SPDR S&P Retail ETF: it holds retailers. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.
- FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF-7.2% 30d
iShares China Large-Cap ETF holds stocks listed in China, which this story is about (“china”).
- BABA Alibaba Group Holding-3.1% 30d
Alibaba Group Holding (business services, with business in China): Chinese tech names move with Beijing policy and US-China relations. Linked by “bytedance” (Chinese tech) in this story.
- JD JD.com-0.7% 8d
JD.com (retail stores, with business in China): Chinese tech names move with Beijing policy and US-China relations. Linked by “bytedance” (Chinese tech) in this story.
- BIDU Baidu-13.5% 30d
Baidu (computer programming, data processing, etc., with business in China): Chinese tech names move with Beijing policy and US-China relations. Linked by “bytedance” (Chinese tech) in this story.
- PDD PDD Holdings
PDD Holdings (business services): Chinese tech names move with Beijing policy and US-China relations. Linked by “bytedance” (Chinese tech) in this story.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
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| JDNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BIDUNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PDDNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
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Consumers in China are starting to wonder — for good reason — whether the emerging AI travel agents have a hidden agenda.
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