Jack Ma loses title as China's richest man Alibaba and Ant Group founder Jack Ma has lost the title of China's richest man, a list published today showed, as his peers prospered while ... Business • 02 Mar
Alibaba's Jack Ma makes first appearance in 3 months Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma made his first appearance since October today when he spoke to a group of teachers by video, easing concern about ... Business • 20 Jan
China launches antitrust probe into tech giant Alibaba China has launched an antitrust investigation into Alibaba Group and will summon the tech giant's Ant Group affiliate to meet in coming days, regulators said ... Business • 24 Dec 20
Alibaba beats sales forecasts on China growth Alibaba Group beat third quarterly revenue estimates today, driven by e-commerce growth after China emerged from coronavirus lockdowns, and said it was assessing the suspension ... Business • 05 Nov 20
Water billionaire pips Ma to become China's richest A businessman who spun his wealth from bottled water and vaccines has usurped tech tycoon Jack Ma as China's richest man, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index ... Business • 24 Sep 20
SoftBank Vision Fund posts $18 billion operating loss Japan's SoftBank Group has today reported an annual 1.9 trillion yen ($18 billion) operating loss at its gargantuan Vision Fund, as its tech bets slid ... Business • 18 May 20
Alibaba's Singles' Day sales hit $30 billion Chinese retailer Alibaba Group said that sales for its annual Singles' Day shopping blitz has crossed the $30 billion mark so far today, putting the ... Business • 11 Nov 19
Alibaba set for 'big challenge' as chairman Ma departs Alibaba chairman Jack Ma will step down from the Chinese e-commerce giant today. Business • 10 Sep 19
Alibaba files to list in Hong Kong as soon as Q3 Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has filed confidentially for a Hong Kong listing that will take place as soon as the third quarter of this year, ... Business • 13 Jun 19
Alibaba says US-China trade war ends US jobs promise Alibaba chairman Jack Ma said the company can no longer meet its promise to create 1 million jobs in the US due to US-China trade ... Business • 20 Sep 18
Alibaba's Jack Ma to step down in a year Jack Ma, the charismatic co-founder of China's largest e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding, will step down as chairman in one year to concentrate on philanthropy ... Business • 10 Sep 18
Alibaba's quarterly revenue beats estimates Alibaba Group Holding plans to buy back shares worth up to $6 billion over two years, the company said today, as it beat first-quarter revenue ... Business • 18 May 17
Alibaba's quarterly net profit halved Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's net profit plunged 49% to $463m for the final quarter of its financial year ending March Business • 07 May 15
Jack Ma of Alibaba becomes China's richest person The largest stock offer in history has made Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, China's richest person with a fortune of $25 billion. Business • 23 Sep 14
Alibaba IPO ranks as world's biggest Alibaba Group Holding's initial public offering now ranks as the world's biggest in history at $25 billion, after the e-commerce giant and some of its ... Business • 22 Sep 14
Alibaba boosts IPO as demand strengthens Alibaba has raised the price range on its initial public offering to $66 to $68, reflecting strong demand for potentially the world's largest-ever IPO. Business • 16 Sep 14