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Alibaba to Buy Back Up to $25 Billion of Stock
Alibaba to Buy Back Up to $25 Billion of Stock

Alibaba Group Holding ltd. BABA -4.35% boosted its share buyback program to $25 billion from $15 billion, in a bid to reassure investors about the company’s prospects after a year in which its stock has fallen by more than half. The potential buybacks are substantial compared with the Chinese e-commerce giant’s market value: As of […]

Barry Diller’s Gambling License Is Delayed by Regulator Over Investigation Into Trading
Barry Diller’s Gambling License Is Delayed by Regulator Over Investigation Into Trading

The top gambling regulator in Nevada on Thursday delayed MGM Resorts MGM -0.55% International stakeholder Barry Diller’s licensing after federal authorities launched insider-trading investigations into his share purchases of Activision Blizzard Inc. Nevada Gaming Commission Chairwoman Jennifer Togliatti in a public meeting ordered that Mr. Diller’s application to be in the casino industry undergo “further […]

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