#Alibaba shares rise 6% in premarket trading after .8B fine

#Alibaba shares rise 6% in premarket trading after $2.8B fine

“#Alibaba shares rise 6% in premarket trading after $2.8B fine” Shares of Alibaba rose 6 percent in premarket trading in the US after the e-commerce giant was fined $2.8 billion by Chinese regulators as a result of an anti-monopoly investigation. Alibaba’s Hong Kong-listed shares closed 6.5 percent higher on Monday. Chinese regulators launched an anti-monopoly…

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#China asks Alibaba to sell off media assets: report

#China asks Alibaba to sell off media assets: report

“#China asks Alibaba to sell off media assets: report” China’s government has asked Jack Ma’s Alibaba Group to shed its media assets as officials there grow increasingly concerned about the tech giant’s impact on public opinion in the country, according to a new report. Talks started earlier this year after Chinese regulators reviewed a list…

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# Chinese holding firm Ping An overtakes Tencent in blockchain patents race

# Chinese holding firm Ping An overtakes Tencent in blockchain patents race

“# Chinese holding firm Ping An overtakes Tencent in blockchain patents race ” Chinese holding conglomerate Ping An Group filed the largest number of blockchain-related patents in 2020, according to a new report. Intellectual property-focused magazine Intellectual Asset Management has released a report on the rankings of the world’s foremost blockchain patentees. Based on data…

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# Law Decoded: Of ICBMs, BTC and ETFs, Feb. 5–12

# Law Decoded: Of ICBMs, BTC and ETFs, Feb. 5–12

“# Law Decoded: Of ICBMs, BTC and ETFs, Feb. 5–12 ” Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note A wise man once said, “there’s security and there’re securities,” and if he didn’t, he should’ve. In modern English, it seems a quaint…

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#Jack Ma spotted golfing after hiding out for weeks: report

#Jack Ma spotted golfing after hiding out for weeks: report

“#Jack Ma spotted golfing after hiding out for weeks: report” Jack Ma’s battle with Chinese regulators hasn’t stopped him from hitting the links. The Alibaba founder — whose net worth is estimated by Forbes at $61.4 billion — was spotted golfing recently after an unusually long absence from the public spotlight, according to Bloomberg News….

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# China releases final anti-monopoly rules targeting major tech and payments firms

# China releases final anti-monopoly rules targeting major tech and payments firms

“# China releases final anti-monopoly rules targeting major tech and payments firms ” China has finalized new guidelines to aid in antitrust battle against tech giants.  On Feb. 7, the State Administration for Market Regulation released finalized rules for its anti-monopoly push against e-commerce and payments giants like Alibaba, Ant Group and Tencent. The guidance specifically…

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