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Hong Kong's equity capital market is absorbing a major share offering as the sector-wide cost of artificial intelligence spending comes under direct criticism from a prominent investor.
Alibaba Group has priced 710 million shares at HK$112.70 per share, a 3.6% discount to the previous closing price.
Investor Michael Burry has criticized the deal, pointing to increased AI spending that he says has contributed to a 75% decline in the company's profits.
Burry's objection is directed at the pairing: a discount equity raise running alongside a 75% profit decline he attributes to AI expenditure.
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