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A nuclear nightmare

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Alibaba

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SHANGHAI

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American regulators are investigating China’s e-commerce giant

Ma ponders

“WE HAVE from time to time been subject to PRC and foreign government inquiries and investigations.” So declared form 20-F, a regulatory filing submitted by Alibaba, China’s biggest e-commerce firm, to America’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 24th. It is tempting to dismiss this as boilerplate language. All foreign firms listed in America (Alibaba trades on the New York Stock Exchange) are required to file this document regularly. In fact, it is not inconsequential. The filing revealed that Alibaba is the target of an ongoing SEC investigation into its accounting practices. The company’s shares fell sharply after the news became public.
The SEC appears to have three areas of concern. It wants to know more …
Source: Retailing
Alibaba: Under scrutiny

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The war within

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Energy policy

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The Hinkley Point nuclear shambles highlights the flaws of British energy policy

FOR months a profound somnolence has settled over Hinkley Point C, where the government hopes to install an £18 billion ( billion) nuclear power plant. On a recent weekend the security guards were not on the gate. Dozens of diggers and bulldozers were lined up as if on sale. A sign hung at the entrance displaying the core values of the project. One of them was “Know how far we’ve come, how far we’ve got to go, and how we’re going to get there.”
In fact, no one has a clue when or how the world’s most expensive power station will get anywhere. EDF, the French contractor, has once again postponed a decision to go ahead—until September. There are growing fears that the French nuclear technology it intends to use is flawed. The British government, which has offered a huge subsidy to ensure that …
Source: Utilities
Energy policy: Power hungry