Alibaba Group BABA.N slid after its affiliate Ant Group said it has no plan to initiate an initial public offering. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended sharply lower on Thursday in a broad decline led by Nasdaq as investors grew cautious ahead of data on Friday that is expected to show consumer prices remained high in May. "We're getting prepared for what the news might be regarding inflation tomorrow," said Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel in Charlottesville, Virginia.