Jack Ma, center, the founder and executive chairman of Alibaba, rings a ceremonial bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during the first trading of shares in the Chinese company’s initial public offering in New York. (JUSTIN LANE / EPA)
Arthur Jiang of Beijing poses for a photograph in front of the New York Stock Exchange on the day of Alibaba’s initial public offering.
(Jason DeCrow / Associated Press)A Chinese flag, center, waves over a banner for Alibaba on the New York Stock Exchange. (Mark Lennihan / Associated Press)