Baidu Profit Beats Targets After Cost Cuts Offset Covid Hit.

BAIDU Inc.; COST control; COVID-19; INTERNET entertainment; STOCK prices; ECONOMIC uncertainty

RHF83CT0G1L5 (Bloomberg) -- Baidu Inc.'s profit beat expectations, helped by the Chinese search leader's efforts to expand into new businesses and shield itself from an economic downturn. Keywords: 1774397DCH; 700@HK; BABA; BIDU; ALLTOP; ASIA; BON; BUSINESS; CHINA; CONS; CONSD; COS; CPR; GLOBALMACR; HK; INDUSTRIES; INTERNET; MARKETS; MED; NORTHAM; STK; TEC; TECHTOP; TECSVC; TMT; TOP; US; WORLD; WWTOP; WWTOPAM; WWTOPAS EN 1774397DCH 700@HK BABA BIDU ALLTOP ASIA BON BUSINESS CHINA CONS CONSD COS CPR GLOBALMACR HK INDUSTRIES INTERNET MARKETS MED NORTHAM STK TEC TECHTOP TECSVC TMT TOP US WORLD WWTOP WWTOPAM WWTOPAS Baidu Inc.'s profit beat expectations, helped by the Chinese search leader's efforts to expand into new businesses and shield itself from an economic downturn. [Extracted from the article]

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