I didn&#x27;t find a lot of substance in this article, the message was basically &quot;Alibaba&#x27;s accounting practice is opaque, so we don&#x27;t know where the money is.&quot; the reminder that in Arabian nights Alibaba was a thief seems to tie up the narrative nicely. Not that I&#x27;m buying it.<p>That said, it is tremendously important to Yahoo! that they understand the real value of Alibaba. No doubt it would be tremendously useful to have transparency on where all the money is coming from and where it is going, presumably these people use a recognized accounting firm to provide audited results for people who want to know?