Jack Ma

(Newser) - Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce powerhouse , is ready to strike it rich on the New York Stock Exchange. The company priced its initial public offering of stock at $68 per share today, the top end of the expected range, setting the stage for what is expected to be the biggest ever...

(Newser) - Jack Ma did not code Alibaba in his college dorm room. Indeed, Ma can't code a lick, and claims he doesn't understand technology. Yet the 49-year-old former English teacher is the force behind an e-commerce giant that accounts for 60% of all packages shipped through China's postal...