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FSB: Take your business global

When Devon Rifkin began scouring the globe for a low-cost but reliable producer of hangers for his fast-growing firm, The Great American Hanger Company, he began his search without stepping outside the comfort of his air-conditioned Miami office. A few clicks of the mouse on sourcing website Alibaba.com led him to Wooden Enterprises and Trading Cooperative, an India-based manufacturer specializing in wooden and metal products. After sending his company samples of a few basic hanger models, it responded promptly with mockups at attractive prices and quality. Wooden Enterprises and Trading Cooperative is now one of The Great American Hanger Co.'s regular suppliers.

Fortune: Open sesame for China's Web king

On the eve of Alibaba.com's $1.7 billion stock offering - the biggest Internet IPO since Google went public in 2004 - friends of founder Jack Ma warned that he was in for a harrowing ordeal.

CNNMoney: Stocks struggle for direction at midday

Stocks wavered in midday trade Tuesday, as Wall Street juggled record-high oil prices and material sector strength with residual credit market fears.

CNNMoney: Stocks turn mixed in morning trade

Stocks struggled to sustain their initial gains Tuesday, as recent fears about the credit market crisis and the health of the financial sector provided major gauges an early bounce.

CNNMoney: Stocks head higher at the start

Stocks opened higher Tuesday as recent fears about the credit market crisis and the health of the financial sector subsided, although gains were capped by record-high oil prices.

CNNMoney: Alibaba.com IPO jumps in Hong Kong debut

Chinese e-commerce portal Alibaba.com debuted on the Hong Kong stock market Tuesday, with its shares soaring 122 percent to 30 Hong Kong dollars ($3.87) from its issue price of 13.50 Hong Kong dollars ($1.74).

FSB: Best sites for global entrepreneurs

Taking a small business international requires plenty of preparation. These sites will help you evaluate new markets, find the right partners and more.

CNNMoney: China's Alibaba to start charging

Alibaba.com, China's largest e-commerce company, will soon start charging some users of its free Alipay online payments service as it seeks new sources of revenue.

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Fortune: Yahoo's China problem

One of China's most outspoken bloggers is a 30-year-old journalist named Zhao Jing. Zhao who blogs under the name of Michael Anti and works in the Beijing bureau of The New York Times, got a lot of attention when his blog was abruptly shuttered by Microsoft, at the behest of the Chinese government.

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