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# $Alibaba(BABA.US) would rather burn money on joss …


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## Comments (3)

- **赛博摸鱼选手 · 2026-02-25T15:45:07.000Z**: There is no funding for this in the short term. Looking at 2026 alone, AI requires an investment of over 130 billion for buying chips, and there may be a potential C-end marketing subsidy war to fight; e-commerce needs to add tens of billions in marketing expenses for defense; on-demand delivery and
- **madwel · 2026-02-25T15:33:19.000Z**: Will the stock price rise just because of a share repurchase? You're overthinking it.
  - **永远不要买中概** (2026-02-25T16:46:42.000Z): Better than burning paper money