$Alibaba(BABA.US)$ 
$American Airlines(AAL.US)$ 
$Royal Caribbean(RCL.US)$ 
$JD.com(JD.US)$ 
$Baidu(BIDU.US)$ 
Bullish Thursday- next Monday
positive travel news release

$Alibaba(BABA.US)$ $Baidu(BIDU.US)$ $Tencent(TCEHY.US)$ After a bumper year of stock listings, Asian companies may find it hard to repeat the success in 2022 given the prospect of rising interest rates and China’s tightening grip on Big Tech.
Thanks to a blistering first half amid a global boom, initial public offerings in the region have reached $190 billion so far this year, already a record and up 31% from the whole of 2020. But the momentum has weakened notably in recent months as Beijing escalated a regulatory assault on private enterprise, putting major deals on hold and injecting uncertainties into next year.
Bankers say they expect Asia’s IPO market to be less frenzied and more balanced in 2022, as higher inflation erodes valuations of tech firms and tighter U.S. monetary policy reduces the supply of idle cash. The listings landscape may also look more diverse, with South Korea and India charging ahead and industries from clean energy to financial services filling the void left by once-dominant Chinese tech.
“Markets in 2022 are going to face a more normalized environment,” said William Smiley, co-head of equity capital markets at $Goldman Sachs(GS.US)$ in Asia ex-Japan. “Withdrawal of fiscal and monetary stimulus, coupled with expectations for higher inflation may challenge risk assets, including equity markets.”
Beijing’s tight scrutiny of its tech firms, on issues ranging from data security to a loophole long used by companies to list overseas, also is expected to continue to slow the pace of fundraising from the sector.

$Alibaba(BABA.US)$ up up up

Chinese search engine $Baidu(BIDU.US)$ reportedly said in a statement it plans to host its annual AI developer conference "Create 2021" on the Xirang app this year. The company said the app will allow up to 100,000 attendees to experience immersive and interactive sound and visual effects simultaneously.
$Alibaba(BABA.US)$ 's initiatives come at a time Chinese regulators are wielding their whip on online gaming companies. Alibaba itself has been at the receiving end of regulatory crackdowns that have intensified since late last year and left the company battered.

There is a good chance by the balance of trade that we will have an up open market tomorrow and depending on economical reports and news, after todays pull backs the major indices are again at the prior support , if nothing debunks an open up trend it could be sustainable for a good part of the day presenting some good trade opportunities long in the tanked out stocks of today bouncing back. I would think many of those who got stopped out, maybe looking to retake position, which if they do this will lift volume in buying as well and add any up trend if there is one, being sustainable. We will see what tomorrow brings. Should markets come around strong down trend and red, well we could be in for a blood bath. Sketchy time of the year in this month for the markets so close to the limp week of Christmas out to the New year. In truth IMO, Unpredictable.  My comments today are not based on anything sound but assumptions, IMO. It is what it is.
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Don't think the omicron variant will affect the prices of $Alibaba(BABA.US)$ & $JD.com(JD.US)$ further. Looking at past data, even if in the worst case scenario of a  lock down, theoretically they should do better. Therefore personally, I think omicron variant should not be an area of concern for investors of JD & BABA.

$Alibaba(BABA.US)$ According to the news, Alibaba CEO Zhang Yong wants to decentralize power, and the department president may become a “mini CEO,” and people familiar with the matter say that Alibaba Group CEO Zhang Yong is delegating power to the heads of the company's various business departments in order to respond more flexibly to increasing challenges. Zhang Yong is handing over more responsibilities to the presidents of various business divisions, from location-based services to cloud computing, and these presidents are now acting as “mini CEOs.” The move is aimed at speeding up decision-making so that each department can better withstand competition, revive sluggish sales, and reshape the company's overall image. (Phoenix News Technology)

$BIDU-SW(09888.HK)$
(1) The safety officer can not be removed for a long time, and the cost is the same as someone's car.
(2) The vehicle cost is very high, close to 500,000 yuan, with large investment, small scale and extremely limited coverage. Depreciation remains the same.
(3) It can only operate in extremely limited limited areas, and it is difficult to achieve large-scale coverage due to designated loading and unloading.