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China’s Alibaba sees shares tumble as outgoing CEO quits cloud business

Daniel Zhang had been with Alibaba since 2007 [File: Yilei Sun/Reuters]

China’s tech giant Alibaba has announced that its outgoing chief executive will also step down from its cloud business, sending the company’s shares tumbling.

Alibaba shares on Monday fell by 3.5 percent following the surprise announcement that CEO Daniel Zhang would not stay on to lead the e-commerce giant’s cloud business as planned.

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