Jack Ma

China’s economic reboot: Xi wants advanced technology to drive growth and lead West on AI and premium EVs

The presence of Alibaba founder Jack Ma at a meeting of entrepreneurs with Xi Jinping is seen as a sign that the Chinese leader means business

Sun Mar 02 2025 - 06:14

Xi Jinping brings Chinese tech sector in from the cold

The most notable face at the meeting was that of Jack Ma, once China’s most prominent tech entrepreneur who stayed out of public view for five years after he made a speech critical of local regulators

Mon Feb 17 2025 - 16:39

Jack Ma’s Ant Group implicated in corruption scandal by Chinese state media

Documentary on state broadcaster CCTV adds to pressure on billionaire’s internet empire

Fri Jan 21 2022 - 12:09

SoftBank shares fall as value of portfolio companies plummet

As of Monday, firm trading at more than a 50% discount to its October 1st net asset value

Mon Dec 06 2021 - 07:57

China’s Didi plans to delist from New York months after debut

Ride-hailing giant to pursue listing in Hong Kong having raised the ire of Chinese regulators

Fri Dec 03 2021 - 15:16

China to break up Ant’s Alipay and force creation of separate loans app

Chinese fintech will turn over user data to new joint venture partly owned by state

Mon Sept 13 2021 - 11:34

European shares rise as Fed officials signal stimulus taper

Shares gain in sectors seen to benefit from higher growth and interest rates

Mon Sept 13 2021 - 11:04

China tech stocks hit after Beijing passes data privacy law

Shares in Alibaba and Tencent drop as fears mount of crackdown spreading into new sectors

Fri Aug 20 2021 - 11:35

Beer could be twice as expensive south of NI Border – lobby

Seen & Heard: Banking on Pfizer; rules hurt investment; and Gates backs green cement

Sun May 02 2021 - 13:32

China orders Jack Ma’s Ant to revamp business

Ant will now be supervised more like a bank, a move with far-reaching implications for growth

Tue Apr 13 2021 - 10:24

Alibaba shrugs off $2.75bn antitrust fine as shares rally

The Chinese e-commerce giant sees no material impact from changes to ‘merchant exclusivity’

Mon Apr 12 2021 - 15:32

Chinese regulators fine Alibaba record $2.8bn

Ecommerce group penalised for abusing market dominance as Beijing steps up scrutiny of tech sector

Sun Apr 11 2021 - 16:45

World stocks at record highs as investors weigh Biden inauguration

ECB policy meeting sees no change to supportive policies

Thu Jan 21 2021 - 13:57

Jack Ma vs Xi Jinping: the future of private business in China

Expectation is that Ant and Alibaba will survive but face tighter regulation

Wed Jan 13 2021 - 11:14

Singles Day remains an unloved ploy for retailers in the West

Outside of China, few people pay any attention to the world’s biggest shopping event

Tue Nov 10 2020 - 10:55

Shanghai stock exchange suspends Ant Group’s IPO

Ant was set to go public in Hong Kong and Shanghai on Thursday after raising $37bn

Tue Nov 03 2020 - 16:22

China’s Ant Group to raise more than $34bn in record market debut

IPO value of company controlled by Jack Ma is set to eclipse record-holder Saudi Aramco

Tue Oct 27 2020 - 10:48

Chinese fintech Ant faces challenge in reviving global expansion

Group – whose controlling shareholder is Alibaba’s Jack Ma – has struggled to realise its global ambitions

Thu Oct 22 2020 - 04:59

Bottled water IPO makes founder China’s third-richest person

Zhong Shanshan, Nongfu Spring’s biggest shareholder, is now worth €42bn

Tue Sept 08 2020 - 16:12

SoftBank plans $14bn telecoms unit stake sale

Analysts believe the group is readying itself to make new investments

Fri Aug 28 2020 - 19:40

Ant Group posts €2.1bn profit as it files for possible record IPO

Chinese payments company has said it wants to sell at least 10 per cent of its shares

Tue Aug 25 2020 - 15:31

Ant Group poised for one of 2020’s biggest IPOs

Alibaba payments arm was last valued at $150bn and plans to list in Shanghai and Hong Kong

Mon Jul 20 2020 - 16:13

Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma sells $8.2bn worth of shares

Executive vice chairman Joseph Tsai has also reduced his stake in the company

Mon Jul 13 2020 - 09:53

U2’s Bono lobbied government on housing, database shows

Singer had phone call with Minister for Finance earlier this year

Fri May 22 2020 - 20:47

China-Africa relations in crisis after alleged racism over Covid-19

Widespread reports that African nationals in Guangzhou are being targeted as potential ‘carriers’

Mon Apr 13 2020 - 20:25

Coronavirus: Bono writes to South Korean president seeking PPE help

President Moon Jae-in joins list of politicians and businesspeople contacted by vocalist

Sun Apr 12 2020 - 13:15

Ireland wields its ‘soft power’ as Bono joins coronavirus fight

U2 singer is just one of number of people the Government has sought crucial help from

Sat Apr 11 2020 - 02:43

Irish flight bringing PPE from China arrives in Dublin

Aer Lingus plane is first of 10 due to bring equipment back for State’s health service

Sun Mar 29 2020 - 18:50

Italians look at aid from China and a series of slights from the EU

Europe Letter: Italian ambassador to the EU sees the crisis as a test of the union’s cohesiveness and solidarity

Wed Mar 18 2020 - 19:07

Google founders’ exit signals end of era at search giant

Yet most investors barely blinked at news that Larry Page and Sergey Brin were exiting

Wed Dec 04 2019 - 15:40

Jack Ma retires from Chinese tech giant Alibaba

Low-key accountant to succeed charismatic Ma who built $462bn company

Tue Sept 10 2019 - 20:13

Who in politics and entertainment do Irish people admire the most?

Michelle Obama and David Attenborough come top of new poll

Tue Jul 23 2019 - 13:46

Working 9 to 9, Trump’s ‘flying water tankers’ and the end of plastic can rings

Planet Business: Sometimes it’s quite handy being a billionaire

Fri Apr 19 2019 - 04:45

Working 9 to 9: Jack Ma says workers should do 12 hour days, six days a week

Founder of Alibaba, says ‘We don’t need those who comfortably work eight hours’

Tue Apr 16 2019 - 08:47