1. CHINESE DOT-COM GIANT BY ALEX ELLITHORPE

2. ALIBABA April 4, 1999 Jack Ma September 19, 2014

3. ALIBABA AS OF YESTERDAY… 223 billion U.S. dollars 24.3 billion IPO (Initial Public Offering) $60~66, $92.70 Facebook: 157-183 billion 16 billion IPO, 2012 ($38) Amazon: 144-186.9 billion 54 million IPO, 1997 ($18)

4. WHAT IN THE WORLD IS ALIBABA?

5. SOURCES http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29316074 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/225466199 http://www.statista.com/statistics/277483/market-value-of-the-largest-internet-companies-worldwide/ http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2014/07/daily-chart-6 http://news.cnet.com/Amazon.com-IPO-skyrockets/2100-1001_3-279781.html http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303448404577409923406193162 http://projects.wsj.com/alibaba/