Alibaba IPO: E-Commerce Giant To Close Books Early On High Demand

In the centuries-old fairy tale, poor woodcutter Ali Baba stumbles across a horde of treasure hidden in a cave, survives plenty of misadventure and chaos, and ends up the only one alive who knows the secret of the treasure and the magic words that open the cave. Investors who are able to snatch up shares of the modern-day Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant preparing for its initial public offering next week, may feel almost as lucky.