Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA-N reported on Thursday its slowest quarterly revenue growth since going public in 2014, as tepid gains in its core business and intensifying competition ate into sales. The slowing Chinese economy has also taken a toll on the company as consumers cut back discretionary spending. Alibaba said group revenue rose about 10 per cent in October-December 2021 to 242.6 billion yuan ($38.37-billion), marking the first time quarterly sales growth has fallen below 20 per cent. Analysts on average had expected revenue of 246.37 billion yuan, according to Refinitiv data. Customer management revenue, a...