Despite Short-Term Pain, Baidu Stock Is a Buy for Long-Term Growth

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BIDU's investments in artificial intelligence and electric vehicles make it attractive Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) saw its shares surge to an all-time high of $354.82 in February. It then saw that share price...

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JMA
2021-04-21
JMA
article itself is a good read, but translation is a joke.
RonaldSTH
2021-04-21
RonaldSTH
The ones having the last laugh are those smart enough to start buying and accumulating Baidu shares now. Short-term Pain; Long-term Gain.
Ipterry
2021-04-21
Ipterry
Nice
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Rahyenong
2021-04-21
Rahyenong
Wow rip
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Snanaconda
2021-04-21
Snanaconda
Haha
Lx0420
2021-04-21
Lx0420
Good
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