Alibaba earnings top analyst expectations. The stock is surging. - MarketWatch
1. Quarterly profit reached 48.9bn yuan; adjusted EPS beat expectations. 2. Revenue rose 8% to $38.38bn; international e-commerce grew 32%. 3. Taobao & Tmall sales increased 5%; cloud intelligence grew 13%. 4. Premarket BABA jumped 5%; board approved additional $20.7bn buybacks.