Bottom line: Ant Financial will counter bid for MoneyGram, following a surprise rival bid for the company, while Alibaba Pictures' absorption of the former Youku Tudou looks like a logical consolidation of Alibaba's filmed entertainment assets.
Two of Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) founder Jack Ma's biggest endeavors outside his core e-commerce business are in the headlines, led by a counter bid for a US financial services company his An...