Jack Ma

A partnership between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) could be a match made in Heaven. In the meantime, Alibaba might need to channel its inner Apple if it wants to attract investors. "Sheer top-line growth is what the market is going to focus on,...

There's plenty of news coming from the World Economic Forum, taking place in Davos, Switzerland. On Friday, Jack Ma, executive chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA), speaking at a forum in Davos said he was not concerned about a slowdown in China's annual growth rate – the...

Jack Ma, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's (NYSE: BABA) founder and chairman, is the richest person in all of China. Ma’s company, which reported 54 percent sales growth in its first earnings report since going public and is now officially worth more than Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT),...

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) on Tuesday is scheduled to report its first-ever quarterly report as a public company before the markets open. Analysts are expecting the Chinese e-commerce giant to earn $0.45 per share on revenues of $2.64 billion. Shares of Alibaba were trading higher...

U.S. stocks were marginally lower as traders and investors begin debating the effects of the markets in an uncertain post Quantitative Easing era. The FOMC has officially tapered the remaining $15 billion of its monthly asset purchases, thus ending the era of quantitative easing for the time...

U.S. stocks continued to charge forward as the Dow closed above the 17,000 mark as consumer confidence rose more than expected in October. The Federal Reserve gathered Tuesday and will release a statement on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. ET. It is not a foregone conclusion that the Federal Reserve...

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) founder Jack Ma was on "60 Minutes" Sunday night, discussing his view of shareholders, his childhood and -- most surprisingly -- beer. Ma revealed the beverage indirectly inspired him to join the e-commerce industry. "I never touch...

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) founder Jack Ma was on 60 Minutes Sunday night, talking about everything from business strategy to his humble beginnings in China. The most notable segment of the interview, though, concerned Ma's "unconventional view" of Alibaba shareholders...

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) is finally here. The Chinese E-commerce mammoth expects to be the largest U.S. IPO in history by raising up to $25 billion from investors. When hype and expectations get bloated, reality can be distorted. Truths Alibaba is a big deal -- literally. Not...

Despite all the hoopla surrounding its upcoming public offering, Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) founder Jack Ma doesn’t have a great track record of timing the IPO market. Seven years ago, Ma listed Alibaba.com Ltd. on Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index a week after it hit an all-time high. Then by...