JD.COM BEATS PROFIT ESTIMATES AS CHINA REINS IN DELIVERY WAR
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JD.com reported better-than-expected quarterly profit after Beijing imposed regulations on the intense food delivery competition between JD, Alibaba, and Meituan.
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