Undecided Voters In September(?) Is Alibaba From Communist China(?)!

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Millions might remember that Nixon did this(?). Many who could, of course, are probably dead. The reference is to the largest of the initial offerings on famous New York Stock Exchange, of America.

Back in Louisiana(?), a relatively respected Florida pollster finds Senator Landrieu more or less tied in any final outcome of the Louisiana Senate race: But with 10% undecided. Two thirds of those are Independents. So ignoring the history of undecided swings for incumbents, The people from Florida, look instead at the relatively low Obama approval rating as evidence for a swing against the incumbent Senator(?)! It is not suggested that people not supportive of Obama, who are Independent voters, have already decided against the incumbent, who is supportive of Obama. More likely, the undecided are all about Senator Landrieu.

http://media.townhall.com/townhall/blog/louisianapollingseptember2014.pdf

So does that suggest a Democrat from Louisiana in the U. S. Senate, or what?

The Florida bunch tends to go more with a "Hate the President," interpretation--given the international threat situation(?). Everyone remembers(?) how hated FDR really was for taking on the Nazi's and he Imperial Japanese at the very same time(?). The Florida pollsters would possibly toss in, "And especially among the undecided voters(?)."

Actually, that was not the case at all. The Axis, were, after all, proven terrorists, and even in the American Press(?)! The Italians even hung Mussolini(?). . .according to the U. S. Press Corps(?)!

"Crow, James Crow: Shaken, Not Stirred!"
(Imperial Japanese Intelligence not even able to decipher, language used on Lands of Many Nations!)

 

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Alibaba crashed?...

Will Alibaba crash impact Indian e-comm valuation?
Sep 28, 2015, When Alibaba listed on NYSE a year ago, it created history with the highest share sale value, making the Chinese e-commerce giant valued at around $230 billion. A year on, the company might create history again but this time, for the wrong reasons. Its scrip has nosedived close to 40% from its opening price and is now trading at almost $60 mark now.
Fuelling the panic is a report by Barron's which predicts the stock price could crash by 50%. So, will Indian e commerce bear the brunt of Alibaba's stock crash?

It's a verity that a substantial chunk of the euphoric rise of investor confidence resulting into big fat cheques to Indian entrepreneurs was driven by Alibaba's success and the promises it held. Both investors and entrepreneurs in India have been vocal about being inspired from the Alibaba story and many are trying to copy its model. In fact, one if the biggest investors in India's consumer Internet story is Japanese giant SoftBank. Billionaire Masayoshi Son-led Softbank's 32% stake in Alibaba provided it with a war chest to aggressively strike deals, boosting valuations of Indian as well as broader Asian startup ecosystem.

Going by last 18 months, Indian e-commerce has been all about blockbuster funding, sky soaring valuations but the plot is changing now in India. Investors are being cautious and big e commerce companies are finding it strenuous to raise larger rounds of funds to meet working capital demands. The slowdown in Chinese stock exchange and Alibaba's continuous descent has been the trigger for Indian community .

"The froth is not there any more. So, raising large rounds are not going to be easy at all in the present scenario.While Indian market has still got a lot of space to grow to come near the Chinese level but the flow of dollars is certainly not going to be as smooth as two years back," said Vijay Sekhar Sharma of Paytm.Alibaba, via its affiliate entity, is an investor in One97, which runs Paytm. Flipkart and Snapdeal are the latest examples of casualty of this fallout.

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Alibaba under SEC investigation...

SEC investigating Alibaba's accounting practices
May 25, 2016 - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd <BABA.N> said it was being investigated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over whether the Chinese e-commerce company's accounting practices violated any federal laws.

Alibaba's shares were down 4.1 percent at $77.80 in early trading on Wednesday. The company has provided the SEC with information about its accounting for logistics unit Cainiao Network as well as operating data from its Singles' Day shopping festival, according to Alibaba's annual report filed on Tuesday. (http://bit.ly/1XwuQ1o)

Chairman and chief executive of Alibaba Group Jack Ma reacts during a session of "Future-Proofing the Internet Economy" at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in China's port city Dalian​

Singles' Day is the biggest shopping festival in the world, and accounts for more than the combined sales of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping events in the United States.

The SEC advised the company that the investigation should not be seen as an indication that Alibaba had violated federal securities laws, Alibaba said. Up to Tuesday's close, Alibaba's stock had fallen 12.3 pct in the last 12 months.

SEC investigating Alibaba's accounting practices