Ep89 Understand ADRs & chinese tech $baba, charlie monger & softbank disposal, potential 2x

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https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/YUMC/

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Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) has been attracting attention recently. And the recent news released on Jan. 4 by the Daily Journal Corp., with Charlie Munger as its portfolio manager, still dropped a bombshell. This news revealed that Munger increased his positions in BABA by 99.3% - doubling his bet on the company.24 Jan 2022

BABA is also listed in the U.S. as an ADR.27 Jul 2021

https://www.ft.com/content/6ccdaab1-6334-47ae-81f4-84320922cb40

https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/04/26/what-is-an-adr-you-need-to-know-before-buying-fore.aspx

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/112614/alibaba-ipo-why-list-us.asp

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/evergrande-deal-chinese-bond-payment-1.6185226

Did evergrande make debt payment?
HONG KONG — China Evergrande, the troubled property giant that is teetering on the edge of collapse, appears to have bought itself a little more time. On Friday, the world's most indebted property developer made an $83.5 million interest payment to bondholders, according to Securities Times, an official newspaper.10 Nov 2021

https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/baba

SoftBank sold 20 million Alibaba (9988.HK), shares in the last quarter and "will need to sell more in 2022," Jefferies analyst Atul Goyal wrote in a note.21 Feb 2022

Does SoftBank still own Baba?
SoftBank currently owns 5.39 billion ordinary shares, equal to about 673.67 million ADS. Alibaba's shares outstanding, stated in ADS terms, is 2.7 billion.12 Feb 2022

Alibaba has shown a massive improvement in its business in Southeast Asia. After acquiring Lazada, Alibaba's presence in Southeast Asia has increased significantly with rapid growth. Lazada is in direct competition with Sea Limited which has a market cap of over $100 billion.19 Jan 2022

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It is the largest cloud computing company in China, and in Asia Pacific according to Gartner. Alibaba Cloud operates data centers in 24 regions and 74 availability zones around the globe.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/29/eu-ecommerce-alibaba-competes-with-amazon-in-europe-for-singles-day-.html

Information technology plays a significant role and will continue to strengthen the national security against future upcoming threats and cyber-attacks. Particularly, information technology can help countries to identify potential threats, share information easily, and protect mechanisms in them.

Does Alibaba operate in Europe?
Alibaba is ramping up in Europe, and is already ahead of Amazon in one region. Alibaba ranks among the top three e-commerce platforms in Europe, according to Euromonitor International.28 Oct 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbibMbcha2s

https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/alibaba-increases-share-buyback-25-billion-15-billion-2022-03-22/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-22/alibaba-hikes-share-buybacks-to-25-billion-after-record-slump

https://www.barrons.com/articles/alibaba-stock-buyback-toyota-51648042154?tesla=y

Alibaba increased its stock buyback program to $25 billion from $15 billion Tuesday. Toyota became the latest company to announce a stock buyback, following Alibaba's announcement earlier this week, when it unveiled on Wednesday plans to repurchase 100 billion yen ($827 million) in just over six weeks.24 Mar 2022

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