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Alibaba’s Spinoff Plans Fall to Earth
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Alibaba’s Spinoff Plans Fall to Earth

Alibaba’s shareholders finally got their first dividend. But that may not be enough to compensate for hiccups in its spinoff plan and slowing growth.The Chinese e-commerce giant on Thursday announced its first annual dividend since going public in 2014. The company will dish out around $2.5 billion—but that translates to only a 1.1% dividend yield using Wednesday’s closing price.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8