Showing posts with label Alibaba. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alibaba. Show all posts

Thursday, May 5, 2016

Alibaba Sales Up 39% on Increased Consumer Spending in China

Alibaba Sales Up 39% on Increased Consumer Spending in China


Although the amount spent in the company’s marketplaces has grown about 20 percent, its revenue is up 30 percent or more.


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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Alibaba Financial Affiliate Raises $4.5 Billion

Alibaba Financial Affiliate Raises .5 Billion


Ant Financial, one of the world’s largest electronic-payments companies, received investments from a number of companies backed by the Chinese government.


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Friday, December 11, 2015

Alibaba Buying South China Morning Post, Aiming to Influence Media

Alibaba Buying South China Morning Post, Aiming to Influence Media


The Chinese Internet giant said the deal was fueled by a desire to improve China’s image and offer an alternative to the biased lens of Western news outlets.










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Alibaba Buying South China Morning Post, Aiming to Influence Media

Alibaba Buying South China Morning Post, Aiming to Influence Media


The Chinese Internet giant said the deal was fueled by a desire to improve China’s image and offer an alternative to the biased lens of Western news outlets.


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Alibaba Buying South China Morning Post, Aiming to Influence Media

Alibaba Buying South China Morning Post, Aiming to Influence Media


The Chinese Internet giant said the deal was fueled by a desire to improve China’s image and offer an alternative to the biased lens of Western news outlets.










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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Bits Daily Report: Yahoo Changes Its Mind About Alibaba Spinoff

Bits Daily Report: Yahoo Changes Its Mind About Alibaba Spinoff


Yahoo said it would retain its 15 percent stake in the Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba. Instead, the rest of what we know as Yahoo will be spun off.










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Daily Report: Yahoo Changes Its Mind About Alibaba Spinoff

Daily Report: Yahoo Changes Its Mind About Alibaba Spinoff


Yahoo said it would retain its 15 percent stake in the Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba. Instead, the rest of what we know as Yahoo will be spun off.


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Yahoo to Keep Alibaba Stake but Spin Off Core Businesses

Yahoo to Keep Alibaba Stake but Spin Off Core Businesses


Yahoo has decided to retain its Alibaba stake and will instead look at transferring its other assets, including Yahoo Japan, into a new company.


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Thursday, November 19, 2015

Yahoo Pressured to Keep Alibaba Stake and Sell Core Business

Yahoo Pressured to Keep Alibaba Stake and Sell Core Business


As questions arise over taxes on the sale of Yahoo’s stake in Alibaba, Starboard Value is urging Yahoo to sell its core advertising business instead.


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Thursday, October 8, 2015

Companies Backed by Alibaba and Tencent in E-Commerce Venture

Companies Backed by Alibaba and Tencent in E-Commerce Venture


Meituan, with a link to Alibaba, is forming a new company with Dianping, supported by Tencent, to help businesses sell their goods and services online in China.


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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Yahoo to Go Forward With Alibaba Stake Spinoff

Yahoo to Go Forward With Alibaba Stake Spinoff


The board decided to move forward even though the I.R.S. declined to rule the transaction tax-free in advance.










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Thursday, August 20, 2015

Alibaba Joins Forces With Chinese Arms Maker

Alibaba Joins Forces With Chinese Arms Maker


Norinco, a state-owned arms and machinery maker that has been under sanction by Washington, will work with Alibaba in a satellite navigation project.


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