Alibaba IPO: Bigger Than Google And Facebook
TAPPER: Welcome back to THE LEAD. The Money Lead now. It is the biggest company that maybe you never heard of and it just made history. Alibaba, the Chinese mash-up of Amazon and eBay hit the New York Stock Exchange trading floor just before noon today. Shares soared, nearly $30 above the IPO price, which was bigger than Google and Facebook's debut prices combined. The company is a relative unknown outside of Silicon Valley and Wall Street cirles. It was started by former school teacher, Jack Ma, more than a decade ago. Finally, long lines and the stench of technological superiority in the air, must be iPhone release day. Today's release of the iPhone 6 conjured up familiar images, long lines snaking around city blocks, rabid fans. One of the folks to get a first bite at Apple's new phone almost had his day ruined when he fumbled the newer, sleeker, model on live television. Don't worry, the phone survived. Apple's website went down and Apple stores couldn't handle all the orders. But despite those difficulties, industry leaders expect Apple to best its last phone debut and move well more than 9 million phones. Make sure to follow me on Twitter @jaketapper and also @theleadcnn. Check out our show page for video, blogs, extras. You can also subscribe to our magazine on "Flipboard." That's it for THE LEAD. I'm Jake Tapper. Have a great weekend. I now turn you over now to Wolf Blitzer. He is right next door to me in "THE SITUATION ROOM" -- Wolf.</s>WOLF BLITZER, CNN SITUATION ROOM HOST: Jake, thanks very much.