It went public in a lackluster 2012 listing, but it is seen as a strategic ally for Tencent and JD.com in their ongoing battle to rival Alibaba, which is China's largest e-commerce firm by some margin and has had an incredible financial performance this year.
But like most of the companies on this list, lackluster performance of last year's tech IPOs and perceived sub par market conditions made it unclear whether it was the right time to list.
But the Illini won't be high on any bowl's wish list after lackluster losing efforts against Ohio State and Purdue, neither team a member of the Big Ten's ruling class.
Dinner at the Michelin-starred Taberna del Alabardero was lackluster (though the wine list was excellent), and at the highly recommended Casa Robles, near La Giralda, it was no more than ordinary.
Buffalo may have made Vick the starter in 2009 since they were listing the lackluster likes of Trent Edwards and Ryan Fitzpatrick at the top of the depth chart.
The charmingly candid 25-year-old, who rocked the boat with her open letter about Hollywood's wage gap, just nabbed a Golden Globe for "Joy" (despite the film's lackluster reviews), topped Vulture's list of most valuable stars and continues to win our hearts with that likability factor that's so hard to describe.
Those students with good grades but lackluster applications are often wait listed.
Candace Browning: A number of issues come to mind – scarcity of resources, limited financial capital, gender discrimination, lackluster government support, education barriers; the list of obstacles and challenges that women in the developing world must overcome is a long one.
The listing may have been lackluster — Xiaomi had to settle for a valuation of around $57 billion despite aiming for as high as $100 billion — but it still created vast wealth for core company personnel.
General Motors 's lackluster worldwide sales report Wednesday topped a list of headlines for the automaker that included the proposed $300 million investment in one of its engine plants.
