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Alibaba Group's CEO Daniel Zhang to succeed Jack Ma as chairman from Sept. 2019
Ians •The co-founder of the company, Jack Ma, will remain as a board member of the Alibaba Group.
Alibaba takes control of Cainiao; pledges to spend $15 billion to build a global logistics network
•Alibaba, which will gain an extra seat on Cainiao’s board, added that more shares were issued in the funding round to other investors.
Alibaba Singles Day sale transactions surpass $13.6 billion with 9 hours to go
Fp Archives •Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's Singles' Day sales surged past last year's 91.2 billion yuan ($13.36 billion) total with nearly nine hours left on the clock, but growth was markedly slower than in 2015 as shoppers sought even bigger price cuts.
My name is Raghuram Rajan and I do what I do: RBI boss does a Shah Rukh on rate cut
Fp Archives •At the press conference called to announce the fourth bi-monthly monetary policy, Rajan was asked if he was being Santa Claus in giving more than expected or should his statement be read as hawkish.
Alibaba to invest $4.6 billion in China electronics retailer Suning
Fp Archives •Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will invest $4.6 billion in leading Chinese electronics retailer Suning Commerce Group Co Ltd, its biggest step yet towards integrating online and store-based shopping.
Alibaba has a new CEO, but it's still Jack's house
Fp Archives •When Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's eccentric founder Jack Ma stepped down as CEO two years ago, he declared "the Internet belongs to young people," and promised that most of the company's leaders born in the 1960s would soon retreat from management.
Alibaba has a new CEO, but it's still Jack's house
Fp Archives •Ma exerts an outsize influence on the company, holding the title of executive chairman and controlling a 6.26 percent stake as of end-2014, worth about $13.4 billion at Thursday's closing price of $86 a share.
Alibaba posts 45 percent rise in quarterly revenue; COO Daniel Zhang replaces Jonathan Lu as CEO
Fp Archives •Alibaba Group Holding Ltd posted a 45 percent rise in quarterly revenue, and shares of the Chinese e-commerce company jumped nearly 7 percent as investors cheered a smoother-than-expected transition to mobile transactions, which surpassed those from personal computers for the first time.