Alibaba falls short of first-quarter revenue estimates
(Reuters) -China’s Alibaba (BABA) missed market estimates for quarterly revenue on Friday as the company’s e-commerce business grapples with tough competition and choppy consumer demand, eclipsing gains in its cloud computing business. U.S.-listed shares of the company fell 1.5% in premarket trading. Consumer confidence in China has taken a beating from persistent weakness, with the…