Alibaba's $10b buyback plan fails to halt stock slide as regulatory concerns mount

Alibaba's $10b buyback plan fails to halt stock slide as regulatory concerns mount

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Alibaba shares slumped 9% to their lowest since June on Monday, as the firm’s upsized $10 billion buyback programme failed to ease concerns about a regulatory crackdown on co-founder Jack Ma’s e-commerce and financial empire.