DETROIT / AP Ann and Oscar Mack had fallen behind on property taxes and knew they faced foreclosure on their home of 20 years. But they didn’t know their house on Maiden Street, in a blighted east side Detroit neighborhood, was already listed for auction. No one “let us know we were about to lose our house,” Ann Mack …

  Bloomberg Wal-Mart Stores Inc. agreed to buy e-commerce startup Jet.com Inc. for about $3.3 billion and put founder Marc Lore in charge of the combined company’s online operations, marking the retail giant’s strongest bid yet to compete with e-commerce leader Amazon.com Inc. The deal includes $3 billion in cash and $300 million in shares that will be paid over …

  Relaxnews Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is extending a hand to companies such as SAP SE keen on operating in China, proffering a window into a market that’s increasingly hostile to foreign technology. China’s largest e-commerce company is aiming to help them comply with local regulations and sell their products, as it seeks news areas of growth to combat a …