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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.

Jack Ma
China

Alibaba Climbs as Lockup Ends, Putting Focus on Yahoo’s Stake

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. rose as trading restrictions ended following the Chinese e-commerce company’s initial public offering.

China

Alibaba Climbs as Lockup Ends, Putting Focus on Yahoo’s Stake

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. rose as trading restrictions ended following the Chinese e-commerce company’s initial public offering.


Global Markets

Alibaba’s Rise and Fall: What Comes After the Historic Wipeout?

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. looked like a sure thing a year ago when it pulled off the largest initial public offering ever. Shares soared 76 percent from the IPO price in just two months. Then it all crumbled.

Global Markets

Alibaba’s Rise and Fall: What Comes After the Historic Wipeout?

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. looked like a sure thing a year ago when it pulled off the largest initial public offering ever. Shares soared 76 percent from the IPO price in just two months. Then it all crumbled.


China

Alibaba’s $141 Billion Slide Boosts Tencent to Biggest in Asia

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. surrendered the title of Asia’s largest Internet company to Tencent Holdings Ltd., capping a 10-month slide for the e-commerce giant that wiped $140.7 billion from its market value.

China

Alibaba’s $141 Billion Slide Boosts Tencent to Biggest in Asia

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. surrendered the title of Asia’s largest Internet company to Tencent Holdings Ltd., capping a 10-month slide for the e-commerce giant that wiped $140.7 billion from its market value.


Global Markets

Hedge Funds Dump Alibaba for Smaller Rival Growing Twice as Fast

Less than a year ago investors were scrambling to pick up shares in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Now sentiment is changing as JD.com Inc., its smaller competitor, is becoming a hedge fund favorite.

Global Markets

Hedge Funds Dump Alibaba for Smaller Rival Growing Twice as Fast

Less than a year ago investors were scrambling to pick up shares in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Now sentiment is changing as JD.com Inc., its smaller competitor, is becoming a hedge fund favorite.


China

Alibaba CEO Urges Workers to Ignore Share Plunge, Stay Focused

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s chief executive officer exhorted employees to ignore plunging stock markets after the e-commerce giant’s shares fell below their initial public offering price for the first time.

China

Alibaba CEO Urges Workers to Ignore Share Plunge, Stay Focused

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s chief executive officer exhorted employees to ignore plunging stock markets after the e-commerce giant’s shares fell below their initial public offering price for the first time.


Financial Markets

Alibaba Drop Leaves Stock Pennies Above IPO Price

Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd fell 3 percent on Friday and were perilously close to breaking below the price set in the largest IPO in history as fears of a China-led global slowdown rattled investors.

Financial Markets

Alibaba Drop Leaves Stock Pennies Above IPO Price

Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd fell 3 percent on Friday and were perilously close to breaking below the price set in the largest IPO in history as fears of a China-led global slowdown rattled investors.


Technology

A Hundred Apps Bloom in China as Millions Bank on Their Phones

Financial innovation is bubbling up around the globe, but China is where digital banking, investing, and lending have gone mainstream.

Technology

A Hundred Apps Bloom in China as Millions Bank on Their Phones

Financial innovation is bubbling up around the globe, but China is where digital banking, investing, and lending have gone mainstream.


China

Billionaires Jack Ma, Tsai Join $4 Billion Alibaba Share Buyback

Billionaires Jack Ma and Joseph Tsai are using their own money to buy back Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. shares as the company prepares to repurchase as much as $4 billion of its own stock.

China

Billionaires Jack Ma, Tsai Join $4 Billion Alibaba Share Buyback

Billionaires Jack Ma and Joseph Tsai are using their own money to buy back Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. shares as the company prepares to repurchase as much as $4 billion of its own stock.


China

Ma’s Wealth Tumbles $752 Million as Alibaba Slides to Record Low

Billionaire Jack Ma’s fortune declined $752 million Wednesday after Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. dropped to the lowest level since China’s biggest e-commerce operator went public in September.

China

Ma’s Wealth Tumbles $752 Million as Alibaba Slides to Record Low

Billionaire Jack Ma’s fortune declined $752 million Wednesday after Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. dropped to the lowest level since China’s biggest e-commerce operator went public in September.


China

Alibaba to Buy Back $4 Billion of Stock After Share Price Rout

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. will buy back as much as $4 billion of stock as it tries to revive a share price battered by concerns about the slowing Chinese economy less than a year after going public.

China

Alibaba to Buy Back $4 Billion of Stock After Share Price Rout

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. will buy back as much as $4 billion of stock as it tries to revive a share price battered by concerns about the slowing Chinese economy less than a year after going public.


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