It has come a long way since that initial, brutal battle with eBay in China, but those early years shaped what Alibaba has become.

It has come a long way since that initial, brutal battle with eBay in China, but those early years shaped what Alibaba has become.

Shares of eBay fell after analysts at Jefferies downgraded the auction site Tuesday based on slowing advertising revenue growth.

Additionally, the recent slowdown in China, a significant market for eBay, further exacerbates the risk of underperformance in revenue growth. Colantuoni also highlights that eBay’s underlying ...

EBay’s (NASDAQ:EBAY ... EBITDA,” Colantuoni and Thill said in their research report. The reliance on China could also contribute to lower GMV as the country’s slowing economic growth ...