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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business China's economy has slumped as Covid cases surged in the world's most populous country. But Chinese consumers stuck at home are still spending. E-commerce giant Alibaba reported better-than-expected earnings and sales for its most recent quarter Thursday. Shares of Alibaba were up nearly 15% in late morning trading after the company reported that revenue rose 9% from a year ago, topping analysts' forecasts. Alibaba said the strength was due to solid online and mobile shopping demand as well as a 12% jump in sales from its massive Alibaba Cloud unit. Alibaba said that...
