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Topic: Jack Ma

These are the three big mistakes China made in 2020

China did several things right during a turbulent year. However, underestimating the K-shaped rebound and muzzling billionaire critics weren't among them.

Jack Ma’s ant Group considers holding company with regulation similar to bank

The operations that Ant is looking to fold into the holding company include wealth management services, consumer lending, insurance, payments and MYbank, an online lender.

China is unveiling Xi-nomics, its new brand of capitalism, and how Jack Ma is cut to size

In episode 649 of Cut the Clutter, Shekhar Gupta discussed the cancellation of Jack Ma's Ant Group IPO and the deification of Chinese president Xi Jinping.

China’s anti-monopoly probe into Alibaba stirs worry about what’s next for Beijing’s tech

Once hailed as the standard-bearers of China’s economic and technological ascendancy, Alibaba and its compatriots now face increasing pressure from regulators.

China crackdown on Jack Ma’s Alibaba drives $200 billion tech selloff

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. led a second day of frenetic selling among China’s largest tech firms, driven by fears that antitrust scrutiny will spread...

Ant Group — A $280 billion unicorn that just had its legs broken

Less than two months after the dramatic cancellation of its blockbuster IPO, Ant executives are left in charge of a company whose own narrative is now unclear.

China tells Jack Ma’s Ant Group to return to its roots as provider of payments services

The central bank summoned Ant executives over the weekend and told them to 'rectify' the company’s lending, insurance and wealth management services, the People’s Bank of China said.

Alibaba’s US-listed shares tumble most ever on China’s anti-monopoly probe

The stock fell 13% in its biggest one-day drop on record. The decline took Alibaba to its lowest level since July, and the stock is now down 30% from an October peak.

China targets Jack Ma’s Alibaba Group with anti-monopoly probe

The campaign against Alibaba and its peers got into high gear in November, after Jack Ma famously attacked Chinese regulators in a public address for lagging the times.

Ant will rise from IPO ashes, but Alibaba’s Jack Ma needs to exit

Jack Ma & team won’t get away with being digital cowboys given that too much power over China's financial levers intrudes on govt territory.

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Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.