Jack Ma returns with a vengeance to ‘Make Alibaba Great Again’Jack Ma, after a period away from the public eye, has returned to Alibaba, becoming actively involved in the company's strategic direction....
16 Sep, 2025, 11.17 AM IST
China's JD.com announces $5 billion share buyback planJD.com, which last week beat profit forecasts for the June quarter, and rivals such as Alibaba, have been seeking to alleviate investor con...
27 Aug, 2024, 05.20 PM IST
Alibaba's U-turn on cloud unit spin-off lops $20 billion off its market valueThe drop, potentially its biggest one-day fall in more than a year, wiped about $20 billion off the Chinese tech giant's market value.
17 Nov, 2023, 12.58 PM IST
SoftBank says additional Alibaba ADS registration not tied to future deal"The registration of the ADR conversion facility (F6 filing, which was filed by Alibaba), including its size, is not tied to any specific f...
09 Feb, 2022, 09.13 AM IST
Alibaba takes in $84.54 billion in orders in toned-down Singles DayThe results come as overall consumption in China slows, and cap a relatively muted version of a sales festival that Alibaba once aggressive...
11 Nov, 2021, 11.51 PM IST
Alibaba spotlights social welfare in last hours of toned-down Singles' Day shopping festThe e-commerce giant has this year toned down the marketing hype amid ongoing regulatory tightening from Chinese authorities, saying its fo...
11 Nov, 2021, 10.52 PM IST
Reliance breaks into top 50 most valued cos globally, ranks 48The oil-to-telecom conglomerate is ranked 48th in market cap globally, according to stock market data.
23 Jul, 2020, 07.35 PM IST
Alibaba's Lazada appoints Chun Li as new CEOLazada Group Chief Executive Officer and co-founder Pierre Poignant will be replaced by Chun Li, a former Alibaba executive, who is current...
26 Jun, 2020, 11.56 AM IST
Alibaba plans bumper $20 billion HK listing to boost investment war chestA second listing will give Alibaba the war chest it needs to keep investing in technology.
28 May, 2019, 11.54 AM IST
Why protectionism cannot be blamed for China's tech successWhat Chinese companies do have is innovation, flexibility and the ability to develop new products at great speed whenever they spot a marke...
08 Mar, 2018, 08.48 AM IST
Asia's richest man Jack Ma sees net worth soar $2.8 billion in a dayJack Ma, 52, is now the richest person in Asia and 14th wealthiest in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
09 Jun, 2017, 08.38 AM IST
Flipkart, Snapdeal escalate online rivalry on social media over Alibaba's entrySachin Bansal took a potshot at rivals by tweeting, "Alibaba deciding to start operations directly shows how badly their Indian investments...
26 Mar, 2016, 10.33 AM IST
Tencent unseats Alibaba as Asia's largest internet companyAlibaba surrendered the title of Asia's largest Internet company to Tencent, capping a 10-month slide for the ecommerce giant.
10 Sep, 2015, 10.06 AM IST
Alibaba chief Jack Ma ready for bigger play in India’s e-commerce industryMa said he is meeting several Indian entrepreneurs, but did not provide details. However, Snapdeal's Kunal Bahl is touted to be one of them.
27 Nov, 2014, 08.36 AM IST
Alibaba’s market capitalisation towers over India’s top four companiesThese four make up for 15% of India’s market capitalisation. The total market capitalisaion of four top Indian companies is about $ 244 bil...
22 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Marissa Mayer can’t work Alibaba’s magic for longYahoo is set to pare its stake in the Hong Kong-based e-comm biz; move pressures co’s CEO to bolster ads.
21 Mar, 2014, 12.17 PM IST
- Rise & Rise of China’s Internet Billionaires
Chinese group Alibaba's moves to take its flagship ecommerce site alibaba.com private by offering minority investors an eyepopping premium.
25 Feb, 2012, 10.55 AM IST