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Alibaba Executive Chairman Jack Ma gives the thumbs-up after speaking to journalists ahead of an IPO roadshow, inside a hotel in Hong Kong September 15, 2014. Photo: Reuters

10 things to know about Alibaba IPO

by Ken Sweet |Sep 20, 2014

Alibaba raised $21.8 billion in its debut, making it the biggest U.S.-listed IPO in history after the IPO of credit card processing company Visa in 2008.

<em>Photo: Associated Press</em>

Dow tops 17,000 after strong US jobs report

by Ken Sweet |Jul 4, 2014

The Dow Jones industrial average topped 17,000 for the first time on Thursday, another in a string of records for the index that has lifted portfolios in a five-year bull market for stocks.