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China Tech Giants Aren’t So Hot This Season

Tim Culpan
China Tech Giants Aren’t So Hot This Season

This time last year -- heading into March quarter earnings season -- Baidu Inc. was the dunce of the China internet party and its three closest competitors were clear winners. Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. were both up more than 25 percent for the year to date and JD.com Inc. was the belle of the ball with a gain of almost 34 percent.Baidu was the token guest with an advance of just 7 percent. Baidu’s turnaround story continues, but investors are yet to be convinced.

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