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Alibaba Group Holding Limited, also known as Alibaba Group and as Alibaba.com, is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet, and technology.

Alibaba’s Profit Falls Amid Offline Expansion

Alibaba’s Profit Falls Amid Offline Expansion
Alibaba’s Profit Falls Amid Offline Expansion
May 07, 2018  |  Retail

As Alibaba looks beyond eCommerce to expand its empire, some investors are getting nervous: Since January, the eCommerce retailer has lost approximately $60 billion in...

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Chinese Millennials Drive Spike In Overseas Alipay Use This May Day
Chinese Millennials Drive Spike In Overseas Alipay Use This May Day
May 03, 2018  |  Payment Methods

There’s nothing like a holiday to get people spending — and it’s not just Christmas and Hanukkah. In America, holidays like Halloween, Father’s Day and...

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Blockchain Moves From POC Into Pilots And Beta Tests
Blockchain Moves From POC Into Pilots And Beta Tests
May 02, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Blockchain applications may still be a ways away from real-world proliferation, but the technology is certainly beginning to take steps from proof-of-concept phase into beta...

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Alibaba Puts Smart Assistant Behind The Wheel Of Benz And Audis In China
Alibaba Puts Smart Assistant Behind The Wheel Of Benz And Audis In China
April 24, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

Alibaba’s smart assistant has found a home in Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Volvo automobiles in China. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Premium Footwear Could Be The Perfect Fit For Online Marketplaces
Premium Footwear Could Be The Perfect Fit For Online Marketplaces
April 13, 2018  |  Retail

John McPheters came from an era in which sought-after sneakers – and other products – weren’t easy to come by. Buyers and sellers connected through...

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Alibaba CEO Warns Trade War Will Harm Everyone
Alibaba CEO Warns Trade War Will Harm Everyone
April 11, 2018  |  Politics

Alibaba’s Chief Executive Jack Ma warned in an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday (April 11) that a trade war between the U.S. and...

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Ant Financial May Become The World’s Biggest Unicorn
Ant Financial May Become The World’s Biggest Unicorn
April 10, 2018  |  Investments

Through a private funding round that could make Ant Financial the world’s biggest unicorn, the Chinese financial firm — an affiliate of Alibaba — is reportedly...

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SenseTime Notches $600M In Funding
SenseTime Notches $600M In Funding
April 09, 2018  |  Investments

Furthering the battle for artificial intelligence (AI) between firms in China and the U.S., China’s SenseTime has raised $600 million in Series C funding. With...

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Alibaba May Be Gearing Up To Invest In Grab
Alibaba May Be Gearing Up To Invest In Grab
April 06, 2018  |  International

Just after Grab announced it had acquired Uber’s Southeast Asian ridesharing operations, Alibaba is reportedly preparing to invest in Grab. The size of the potential investment and Grab’s...

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