China’s Alibaba Warns of Slowest Revenue Growth Since Debut

China’s Alibaba Warns of Slowest Revenue Growth Since Debut
The logo of Alibaba Group is lit up at its office building in Beijing, on Aug. 9, 2021. Tingshu Wang/Reuters
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China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. forecast annual revenue to grow at its slowest pace since its 2014 stock market debut as second-quarter results missed expectations due to slowing consumption, increasing competition, and a regulatory clampdown.

U.S.-listed shares of Alibaba, which expects its fiscal year 2022 revenue to grow by 20 percent to 23 percent, were down 3 percent before the opening bell on Thursday.