Alibaba To Begin Trading on NYSE as Stocks Open Higher on Wall Street

Stocks are higher at the open Friday. Alibaba (BABA) is now trading at the NYSE after pricing its initial public offering at $68 a share.
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Stocks are higher at the open Friday. Alibaba (BABA) is set to begin trading at the NYSE after pricing its initial public offering at $68 a share, the top of the expected range. Home Depot (HD) says nearly 56 million cards have been compromised in its recent data breach. The retailer said the malware involved in the attack is now destroyed from its systems. There are major changes at the top happening at some of the biggest companies. Oracle's (ORCL) co-founder Larry Ellison is stepping down as CEO. He'll remain as the company's chief technology officer. Clorox (CLX) CEO Donald Knauss is stepping down in November but will remain as executive chairman. JetBlue's (JBLU) CEO Dave Barger is leaving his post early next year. The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are on sale at Apple (APPL) stores after record orders.