China’s Alibaba Revenue Grows at Weakest Pace in 3 Years

China’s Alibaba Revenue Grows at Weakest Pace in 3 Years
The logo of Alibaba Group is seen inside DingTalk office, an offshoot of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on July 20, 2018. Aly Song/Reuters
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SHANGHAI—E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s quarterly revenue grew at its weakest pace since 2016, as the impact of a slowing Chinese economy and a crippling Sino-U.S. trade war kept buyers away during its top-sale season.

The result is likely to add to investor worries as it highlights the mounting pressures facing the e-commerce behemoth, whose sales are often seen as a yardstick of consumer spending in the world’s second-largest economy.