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JD.com draws the bulk of its revenue from its core e-commerce business. Reuters
JD.com draws the bulk of its revenue from its core e-commerce business. Reuters
JD.com in talks to buy stake worth $1.5bn in brokerage
China's second biggest e-commerce company has long eyed a foray into the brokerage industry, which was worth $1.4tn by the end of 2020