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Citigroup (C) Appoints Muir Paterson as Global Head of Strategic Shareholder Advisory

August 21, 2017 5:16 PM EDT

Citigroup (NYSE: C) today announced that Muir Paterson will join the firm's Corporate and Investment Banking division as Global Head of Strategic Shareholder Advisory in its M&A Group. In this newly created role, Mr. Paterson will oversee and enhance Citi's activist defense practice globally, as well as provide advice to clients on issues related to corporate governance, board advisory, M&A and capital allocation. He will be based in New York City.

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Alibaba (BABA) Q1 Earnings Outperformance Puts Short-Sellers Down $2B in MTM Losses for the Week -S3Partners

August 18, 2017 12:47 PM EDT

Utilizing proprietary analytics to track $897 billion dollars worth of short positions in U.S. markets and $79.2 billion of total short interest in the HK/China region, S3 Partners Managing Director, Ihor Dusaniwksy, highlights bearish speculators in Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), down $2 billion... More

Alibaba (BABA) PT Raised to $190 at Needham & Company Following Solid Quater

August 18, 2017 7:17 AM EDT

Needham & Company raised its price target on Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) to $190.00 (from $155.00) while maintaining a Buy rating following the company's 1Q18 results. Alibaba reported revenue and EBITDA exceeding expectations, driven primarily by strength in its Core Commerce and Cloud businesses. Revenue grew 56%... More

Alibaba (BABA) PT Raised to $205 at JPMorgan Following 1Q

August 18, 2017 7:01 AM EDT

JPMorgan raised its price target on Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) to $205.00 (from $190.00) while maintaining a Overweight rating following the company's 1Q earnings release. BABA reported a 56% top-line growth, as-well-as 62% EPS growth. Analyst Alex Yao believes that Alibabas solid financial performance is a testament to its... More