Founder Jack Ma is taking Alibaba Group on the road to Beijing as he looks to reverse the company's $US55 billion ($78 billion) plunge in market value this year. China's biggest e-commerce emporium is moving the base for its annual Singles' Day shopathon to the former Olympic aquatics centre in the capital, and it's bringing "American Idol" finalist Adam Lambert along for entertainment. Alibaba sold $US5 billion ($7 billion) in merchandise during the first 90 minutes of the day, putting it on track to top last year's $US9.3 billion in revenue. Shifting from its Hangzhou home to the heart of Chinese power shows Alibaba's ambitions to maintain growth, penetrate...
