{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"147804","rtpr_id":"nACSpcMhLa-20260918","ticker":"BIDU","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["BIDU","9888"],"title":"Recover Investment Losses: Class Action Initiated Against Baidu, Inc. (BIDU)","author":"ACCESSWIRE","published_at":"2026-09-18T22:45:01.185Z","article_body":"NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) /\nSeptember 18, 2026 / Levi & Korsinsky, LLP announces that a securities class\naction lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased or\notherwise acquired Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) securities.\n\nIf you suffered a loss on your Baidu, Inc. investment and would like to\nexplore a potential recovery under the federal securities laws, Learn about\nBaidu, Inc. Class Action (https://pr.report/qiev) or contact Joseph E. Levi,\nEsq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or call (212)363-7500 to speak to\nour team of experienced shareholder advocates.\n\nTHE LAWSUIT: A class action securities lawsuit was filed against Baidu, Inc.\nthat seeks to recover losses of shareholders who were adversely affected by\nalleged securities fraud between November 18, 2025 and August 17, 2026.\n\nCASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false\nstatements and/or concealed that: (1) the Company had overstated the ability\nof its AI business to mitigate rapid declines in its legacy online marketing\nbusiness; (2) as a result, the Company's revenue was reasonably likely to\ndecline; and (3) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements\nabout the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially\nmisleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.\n\nWHAT'S NEXT? If you purchased Baidu, Inc. stock during the relevant time frame\n- even if you still hold your shares, learn about your rights to seek a\nrecovery (https://pr.report/qiew). There is no cost or obligation to\nparticipate.\n\nWHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, Levi & Korsinsky LLP has\nestablished itself as a nationally-recognized securities litigation firm that\nhas secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and\nbuilt a track record of winning high-stakes cases. The firm has extensive\nexpertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team\nof over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi &\nKorsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as\none of the top securities litigation firms in the United States. Attorney\nAdvertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.\n\nCONTACT:\nLevi & Korsinsky, LLP\nJoseph E. Levi, Esq.\nEd Korsinsky, Esq.\n33 Whitehall Street, 27th Floor\nNew York, NY 10004\njlevi@levikorsinsky.com\nTel: (212)363-7500\nFax: (212) 363-7171\n\nSOURCE: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/business-and-professional-services/recover-investment-losses-class-action-initiated-against-baidu-i-1224031)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nACSpcMhLa-20260918","title":"Recover Investment Losses: Class Action Initiated Against Baidu, Inc. (BIDU)","author":"ACCESSWIRE","ticker":"BIDU","created":"2026-09-18T22:45:01.185Z","tickers":["BIDU","9888"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) /\nSeptember 18, 2026 / Levi & Korsinsky, LLP announces that a securities class\naction lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased or\notherwise acquired Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) securities.\n\nIf you suffered a loss on your Baidu, Inc. investment and would like to\nexplore a potential recovery under the federal securities laws, Learn about\nBaidu, Inc. Class Action (https://pr.report/qiev) or contact Joseph E. Levi,\nEsq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or call (212)363-7500 to speak to\nour team of experienced shareholder advocates.\n\nTHE LAWSUIT: A class action securities lawsuit was filed against Baidu, Inc.\nthat seeks to recover losses of shareholders who were adversely affected by\nalleged securities fraud between November 18, 2025 and August 17, 2026.\n\nCASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false\nstatements and/or concealed that: (1) the Company had overstated the ability\nof its AI business to mitigate rapid declines in its legacy online marketing\nbusiness; (2) as a result, the Company's revenue was reasonably likely to\ndecline; and (3) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements\nabout the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially\nmisleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.\n\nWHAT'S NEXT? If you purchased Baidu, Inc. stock during the relevant time frame\n- even if you still hold your shares, learn about your rights to seek a\nrecovery (https://pr.report/qiew). There is no cost or obligation to\nparticipate.\n\nWHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, Levi & Korsinsky LLP has\nestablished itself as a nationally-recognized securities litigation firm that\nhas secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and\nbuilt a track record of winning high-stakes cases. The firm has extensive\nexpertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team\nof over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi &\nKorsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as\none of the top securities litigation firms in the United States. Attorney\nAdvertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.\n\nCONTACT:\nLevi & Korsinsky, LLP\nJoseph E. Levi, Esq.\nEd Korsinsky, Esq.\n33 Whitehall Street, 27th Floor\nNew York, NY 10004\njlevi@levikorsinsky.com\nTel: (212)363-7500\nFax: (212) 363-7171\n\nSOURCE: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/business-and-professional-services/recover-investment-losses-class-action-initiated-against-baidu-i-1224031)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved."},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-18T22:45:01.239072491Z","server_sent_at_ms":1789771501239},"received_at":"2026-09-18T22:45:01.292Z","source_url":"https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/business-and-professional-services/recover-investment-losses-class-action-initiated-against-baidu-i-1224031"},"analysis":{"id":"136607","press_release_id":"147804","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Interactive Media & Services","sector":"Communication Services"},"redFlags":["Securities class action filed against Baidu alleging materially misleading statements about AI business offsetting legacy online marketing declines","Class period spans November 18, 2025 to August 17, 2026; complaint flags potential revenue decline risk"],"eventType":"legal_litigation","narrative":"Levi & Korsinsky, LLP announced that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed against Baidu, Inc. on behalf of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired BIDU securities.\n\nThe complaint covers a class period of November 18, 2025 through August 17, 2026 and alleges defendants made false and/or misleading statements, including that Baidu overstated its AI business's ability to mitigate rapid declines in its legacy online marketing business and that revenue was reasonably likely to decline.\n\nThe release is a plaintiff-firm solicitation (attorney advertising) urging loss-holding shareholders to contact the firm on a contingency basis; no class certification or settlement has been announced, so treat it as low-signal noise rather than a new issuer disclosure.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Plaintiff-firm class action solicitation on BIDU — suppress; note only the underlying allegations re: AI vs. legacy ad business."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"class_period":"November 18, 2025 to August 17, 2026"}},"quotedText":"the Company had overstated the ability of its AI business to mitigate rapid declines in its legacy online marketing business","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Joseph E. 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