Alibaba Stock Jumps as Bigger AI Cloud Bet Overshadows Profit Squeeze
Alibaba said it will exceed its 380 billion yuan AI investment plan after cloud revenue rose 38% to 41.63 billion yuan in the March quarter. Operating profit swung to a loss of 848 million yuan from a 28.47 billion yuan profit a year earlier. U.S.-listed shares rose as investors focused on AI growth despite the profit squeeze. AI-related products made up 30% of external cloud revenue.