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Alibaba's wily Ma faces big Yahoo test

10 Feb 2012

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - If anyone can pull off the labyrinthine deal between Alibaba Group and Yahoo Inc, it is Jack Ma, who founded the e-commerce group and within a decade unlocked China's huge online shopping potential. The former tour guide and English teacher, who is now worth around $1.6 billion according to Forbes and has dubbed himself 'China's Forrest Gump', built his e-commerce empire ...

Alibaba's Ma faces big Yahoo test

10 Feb 2012

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - If anyone can pull off the labyrinthine deal between Alibaba Group and Yahoo Inc, it's Jack Ma, who founded the e-commerce group and within a decade unlocked China's huge online shopping potential. The former tour guide and English teacher, who is now worth around $1.6 billion according to Forbes and has dubbed himself 'China's Forrest Gump', built his e-commerce empire from ...

Star of “Pregnant in Heels,� a featured guest at Columbia Women’s Show.

9 Feb 2012

If you combine shopping, fashion shows, spa services and more shopping, you’ll get a small taste of the inaugural Columbia Women’s Show, starting Friday.