Alibaba (BABA) stock price continued lagging the financial market this year as investors remained about its growth and rising competition in key markets. The stock is up by just 4% this year, while Amazon, its American rival, is up by 10%. Amazon vs AlibabaAlibaba and Amazon have some striking similarities. They are both large e-commerce giants and have expanded their businesses in other industries like cloud computing. Amazon is the biggest player in cloud infrastructure while Alibaba is the fourth. Their e-commerce strategies are fairly different. Alibaba’s main product mostly focuses on bus…