https://www.reuters.com/article/us-singles-day-alibaba-sales/alibaba-singles-day-sales-jump-25-in-first-9-hours-to-23-billion-idUSKBN1XK0HD >Chinese retailer Alibaba on Monday said sales for its annual Singles' Day shopping blitz jumped 25% in the first nine hours to $23 billion, nearly two thirds of U.S. rival Amazon.com Inc's online store sales in the latest quarter.