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Jack Ma

Co-Founder, Alibaba Group

The Chinese business magnate built his tech empire around e-commerce platforms and is spearheading the ‘new retail’ movement across Asia.

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China

China's Alibaba Says Agrees $3 Billion Five-Year Loan

China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. said it has signed a deal for a $3 billion five-year loan, which will help the e-commerce giant as it snaps up stakes in companies within China and overseas.

China

China's Alibaba Says Agrees $3 Billion Five-Year Loan

China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. said it has signed a deal for a $3 billion five-year loan, which will help the e-commerce giant as it snaps up stakes in companies within China and overseas.


China

The China Edit | Cross-Border E-Commerce, Foreign Media Ban, Economic Airbrushing

The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.

China

The China Edit | Cross-Border E-Commerce, Foreign Media Ban, Economic Airbrushing

The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.


China

Alibaba’s Ma, Tsai Bolster Buyback With $500 Million Purchase

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. chairman Jack Ma and vice chairman Joseph Tsai will bolster the company’s share buyback as they agreed to spend $500 million of their own money purchasing stock in a vote of confidence for the e-commerce operator.

China

Alibaba’s Ma, Tsai Bolster Buyback With $500 Million Purchase

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. chairman Jack Ma and vice chairman Joseph Tsai will bolster the company’s share buyback as they agreed to spend $500 million of their own money purchasing stock in a vote of confidence for the e-commerce operator.


China

The China Edit | Tommy Hilfiger Defies Slowdown, IPO Optimism, Industry Slows

The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.

China

The China Edit | Tommy Hilfiger Defies Slowdown, IPO Optimism, Industry Slows

The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.


Global Markets

Alibaba’s Reliance on China Spooks Investors as Economy Cools

The challenge for Alibaba is that it’s increasingly reliant on China despite aspirations to expand overseas. Chairman Jack Ma has said he wants to eventually get half of the company’s sales from abroad.

Global Markets

Alibaba’s Reliance on China Spooks Investors as Economy Cools

The challenge for Alibaba is that it’s increasingly reliant on China despite aspirations to expand overseas. Chairman Jack Ma has said he wants to eventually get half of the company’s sales from abroad.


Financial Markets

Alibaba Sales Beat Estimates After Making Mobile, Rural Inroads

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s third-quarter revenue beat analysts’ estimates after an online-sales extravaganza and expansion into rural China helped the nation’s biggest e-commerce operator defy a slowing economy.

Financial Markets

Alibaba Sales Beat Estimates After Making Mobile, Rural Inroads

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s third-quarter revenue beat analysts’ estimates after an online-sales extravaganza and expansion into rural China helped the nation’s biggest e-commerce operator defy a slowing economy.


Workplace & Talent

Alibaba Hires Ex-Apple Investigator for Global Anti-Piracy Fight

Matthew Bassiur, who helped Apple Inc. root out fake iPhones and investigate copyright infringement, will lead Alibaba's international efforts to rid its e-commerce platforms of counterfeit goods.

Workplace & Talent

Alibaba Hires Ex-Apple Investigator for Global Anti-Piracy Fight

Matthew Bassiur, who helped Apple Inc. root out fake iPhones and investigate copyright infringement, will lead Alibaba's international efforts to rid its e-commerce platforms of counterfeit goods.


China

Alibaba’s Jack Ma Says Nations Shouldn’t Use Trade as a Weapon

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. co-founder Jack Ma urged business leaders Wednesday to help poorer nations and smaller businesses benefit from global trade.

China

Alibaba’s Jack Ma Says Nations Shouldn’t Use Trade as a Weapon

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. co-founder Jack Ma urged business leaders Wednesday to help poorer nations and smaller businesses benefit from global trade.


Technology

Gucci, YSL, Others Suing Alibaba Back Down on Mediation Threat

Luxury brands suing Alibaba promoting the sale of counterfeit goods have backed away from their threat to withdraw from mediation, despite Alibaba founder Jack Ma's statement that he would rather lose the case than settle.

Technology

Gucci, YSL, Others Suing Alibaba Back Down on Mediation Threat

Luxury brands suing Alibaba promoting the sale of counterfeit goods have backed away from their threat to withdraw from mediation, despite Alibaba founder Jack Ma's statement that he would rather lose the case than settle.


Financial Markets

Alibaba Singles’ Day Draws Record Sales Amid Economic Concerns

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. flexed its e-commerce muscle by logging a record 91.2 billion yuan ($14.3 billion) in sales during its Singles’ Day promotion.

Financial Markets

Alibaba Singles’ Day Draws Record Sales Amid Economic Concerns

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. flexed its e-commerce muscle by logging a record 91.2 billion yuan ($14.3 billion) in sales during its Singles’ Day promotion.


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