Alibaba revenue beats forecast, takes stake in affiliate Ant Financial

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N), China’s biggest e-commerce company, said on Thursday third-quarter revenue rose 56 percent, beating expectations as it shrugged off any concerns about a market slowdown. Revenue for the October-December period rose to 83.03 billion yuan...

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