Alibaba Said to Weigh Good Fortune of No. 8 in Choosing IPO Date

Leslie Picker and Zijing Wu

There are two common interpretations for the word “ba” in Chinese. Literally, it can mean “eight.” Superstitiously, it denotes “fortune.”

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