China e-commerce giant Alibaba is scheduled to report fiscal Q4 2018 earnings before market open on Friday, May 4. Alibaba's core commerce segment, which includes Taobao and Tmall, makes up the bulk of the company’s revenue and profits. Alibaba has also increasingly pushed into offline retail, something several analysts have cautioned will weigh on the company’s earnings. To expand its core commerce segment in China and abroad, Alibaba has been on a bit of an acquisition spree. Beyond the company’s core commerce business, its cloud computing division is another common focus among analysts.

Source: Forbes May 03, 2018 14:48 UTC