Luke Holman

The next Alibaba could come from the Middle East 

The market is fixed on Alibaba's IPO, but there's another e-commerce giant being built ... in the land of Ali Baba.

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  • Scotland's No vote: How it happened on Twitter

  • New France's Sarkozy announces return to politics

  • Snapdeal CEO on Alibaba talk: We’re not for sale

  • Where money went as investors waited for the vote

  • Must UK politicians eye 'looser federation' after Scotland vote

  • Chinese frustrated over missing out on Alibaba IPO

  • Markets stage relief rally on 'no' vote in Scotland

  • Slideshow Scotland votes No: Scenes of joy and despair

  • How it happened: Victory for Scotland's No camp

  • Stats Scotland independence referendum—how they voted

  • OP ED The rebound from 'No' vote will be short-lived

  • PBOC sends 'strong signal' of rate cut cycle

  • SAP chief 'very comfortable' with Concur deal

  • GSK ex-China head Reilly to be deported from China

  • From $68 the sky’s the limit for Alibaba

  • New Cambridge: Using Raspberries to educate

  • Yen’s drop—too far, too fast?

  • iPhone 6 global launch kicks off with a bang

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Europe News

GSK ex-China head to be deported

• Markets stage relief rally on 'no' vote in Scotland
• Scotland votes No: Scenes of joy and despair
• High Scottish turnout makes result ‘unpredictable’
• UK retail sales boosted by vacuum cleaners
• Fresh week of woes for France

Asia-Pacific News

Yen’s drop—too far, too fast?

• PBOC sends 'strong signal' of rate cut cycle
• iPhone 6 global launch kicks off with a bang
• Unsecured loan adds red flag to China lending
• From $68 the sky’s the limit for Alibaba
• Steel industry on life-support as China economy slows

Innovation Cities

Cambridge: Using Raspberries to educate

• The thinking behind Raspberry Pi    
• Bionic eye helps blind to see
• An inspired home: lighting up a little girl’s day
• Leaf it out? Charge your phone with a plant
• Electric cars: Amsterdam's next icon?

The world's biggest risks

India's lost generation: A systemic risk?

• There's no fear in the markets: Time to worry?
• Enemy within: The danger of 'insider hacking'
• Cyber-terrorism 'is coming': Kaspersky CEO    
• China reforms to start dragging on growth in 2015
• Beware: Wild cards to watch for in 2015

Best of CNBC

Crime on the high seas

• Stressed at work? Check your home life
• US shouldn’t divulge IS combat plans: Saudi prince
• World's billionaire population at record high
• Scotland vote worries its No. 3 industry: Whisky
• After Scotland, watch out for these separatists

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Cameron says Scotland devolution will be honored    

• 'Business as usual' for Scottish banks?    
• Is Alibaba's valuation warranted?    
• China economy: It's a 'race against time'    
• Zoellick: Trends to look out for in global economy    
• Alonso hopes for 'better Ferrari' under new boss    

Investing

This chart says buy tech: Yamada

• Jim Cramer blesses somewhat controversial stock
• 'Bubble in everything, everywhere': Marc Faber
• What you need to know about quadruple witching
• Cramer: This is how you bottle Alibaba's magic
• Early movers: ORCL, AAPL, BABA, HD, WMT, GSK & more

Technology

From $68 the sky’s the limit for Alibaba

• Apple's latest iPhones: What's in the box?
• Marriott's leaps into virtual-reality vacations
• Some consumers say Apple is losing its 'cool' factor
• Oracle CEO Larry Ellison steps down
• Yahoo rakes in another jackpot from Alibaba's IPO

Economy

What changed in new Fed statement

• Philly Fed retreats as manufacturing loses steam
• The Fed's hard choices: Time to pay up
• Empowering women is good for the economy
• Bond market hears Fed hawks; stocks see doves
• Manhattan's income gap is widest in US: Census

Finance

Fama: active investing 'never' good

• Yahoo rakes in another jackpot from Alibaba's IPO
• Yen’s drop—too far, too fast?
• From $68 the sky’s the limit for Alibaba
• SAP chief 'very comfortable' with Concur deal
• 'We're ready to go' for Alibaba IPO: NYSE chief

Wealth

Priciest house (we could get into): Nashville

• Top millionaire growth? Hint: J.R. would be proud
• Meet Alibaba's freshly minted billionaires
• Manhattan's income gap is widest in US: Census
• Hot wheels: Stolen XKE finds owner 46 years later
• Why Chinese money is flooding American markets

CNBC25: Rebels, Icons and Leaders

Old-style classroom on the way out

• Coming soon to a kindergarten near you: Google
• Education 2.0: 8 start-ups changing how we learn
• A higher-ed bubble even bigger than student loans
• Finding the value in a $300K college degree
• How you'll earn an MBA degree in the future

Charting Asia with Daryl Guppy

As China stocks rise consolidation looms

• As silver tests support, gold traders take heed
• With ECB in focus, euro downtrend looks strong
• Don't lose faith, the Dow uptrend is intact
• Are Aussie dollar bears right?
• Why more upside is in store for the S&P 500

Commentary

Shocked by the Scotland vote?

• The rebound from 'No' vote will be short-lived
• Empowering women is good for the economy
• Massacre warnings signal it's time to attack ISIL
• I applaud IBM's retrain-or-be-fired memo
• The Fed's hard choices: Time to pay up

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