The general trend of the past four decades has been for companies to divest their "noncore" businesses.Exceptions to this trend include:
A)Large e-commerce companies such as Amazon,Alphabet,Alibaba,and Tencent
B)Large business groups in emerging market countries
C)Both (a)and (b)
D)Neither (a)nor (b)-the refocussing trend is general across sectors and across countries.

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Large e-commerce companies such as Amazon, Alphabet, Alibaba, and Tencent have expanded into diverse businesses beyond their original core. Additionally, large business groups in emerging markets tend to have a diversified portfolio of businesses rather than solely focusing on their core business. Thus both (a) and (b) are exceptions to the trend of divestment of noncore businesses.

The General Trend of the Past Four Decades Has Been