The internet is grappling with a burning question: Where is businessman Jack Ma? Speculation about the Chinese billionaire’s disappearance came after reports that he was not appearing to the public for more than two months spread, according to a report by Business Insider. The Alibaba founder was scheduled to appear …
Read More »Is Chinese billionaire Jack Ma missing? Speculation abounds amid Xi’s crackdown on Alibaba chief
Jack Ma, the Chinese billionaire and founder of Alibaba, who is under the scanner of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), has not been seen in public for several weeks. This has led to speculation that Ma might be missing. He also didn’t appear as scheduled on the final episode …
Read More »Where’s Jack Ma? Questions arise about billionaire’s whereabouts as Alibaba faces scrutiny from Chinese government
Jack Ma, the Chinese billionaire Currently under scrutiny by the Chinese government, he has apparently not been seen in public for several weeks. Ma was scheduled to appear on the set of his own talent show, Africa’s Business Heroes, but was replaced by another Alibaba executive. Alibaba and Ant Group, …
Read More »Jack Ma’s Ant Group goes from windfall to nightmare for global investors
Two months ago, global investors were about to take advantage of a windfall from what would have been the world’s largest initial public offering. Now the returns on the hundreds of millions of dollars invested with Group of ants they are in danger. China ordered Ant to reexamine its fintech …
Read More »China orders Jack Ma’s Ant Group to return to its roots in payments services
Chinese regulators ordered Jack Ma’s online financial titan, Ant Group Co., to return to its roots as a payments service provider, threatening to accelerate the growth of its most lucrative consumer loan and wealth management businesses. The central bank summoned Ant executives over the weekend and told them to “rectify” …
Read More »Jack Ma: China targets Jack Ma’s Alibaba empire in monopoly probe
NEW DELHI: China launched an investigation into alleged monopolistic practices in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and convened affiliate Ant Group Co for a high-level meeting on financial regulations, increasing scrutiny on the billionaire’s twin pillars. Jack Mainternet empire. The investigation announced Thursday marks the formal beginning of the Communist Party’s …
Read More »Tata close to deal to buy large basket backed by Alibaba
The online grocery store in the country has been growing at a dizzying rate during COVID-19 Tata Group is in advanced talks to buy up to 80 percent of BigBasket in a deal that is likely to value the local online supermarket backed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. at around …
Read More »Ant Group’s $ 37 billion IPO in Shanghai and Hong Kong suspended
Ant Group’s $ 37 billion listing was suspended in both Shanghai and Hong Kong in a dramatic move just two days ahead of what was supposed to be the debut on the world’s largest stock exchange. The Shanghai Stock Exchange first announced that it had suspended Ant’s initial public offering …
Read More »Tata Group to Buy a Majority Stake in BigBasket for Around $ 1 Billion: Report
BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian online grocery startup BigBasket is in advanced talks to sell a majority stake for about $ 1 billion to salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Group. reported the Economic Times on Wednesday, citing three sources familiar with the matter. The centennial group has been planning to launch a “super …
Read More »How the stagnation with China has affected Indian startups
NEW DELHI: There are rarely two words in an obscure document like IPO prospectus raised as many eyebrows as the use of “significant influence” by Group of ants did recently. A part of the Chinese giant Alibaba Group, Ant had used the term to describe his 30% stake in the …
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