Alibaba 'very interested' in buying Yahoo
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8 W6 }, e- ~/ G% \9 |: C: FThe CEO of the Chinese internet company Alibaba Group says he would be "very interested" in buying Yahoo.
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Jack Ma made the statement in response to a question during a speaking engagement at Stanford University on Friday, said John Spelich, a spokesman for Alibaba.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 m) T' o. Q9 X6 |% o* T/ n
5 \% h, y4 z/ A! V& o7 ^Ma also told the audience prospective buyers had approached Alibaba to discuss a possible purchase for Yahoo, Spelich said late on Saturday. The spokesman did not identify the prospective buyers.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ n. o7 m7 r6 k$ a- o) F9 x+ R8 }
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Yahoo is trying to decide whether to sell part or all of itself following the firing last month of Carol Bartz as CEO.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。7 a" @, H* v) j( \) c
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Employees were told in an email in late September that the process could take several months.
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. I% l- R$ L5 j; e! Y6 ], y公仔箱論壇In the meantime, there will be much speculation about who might be interested in the company.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) Z7 i! e9 G/ \
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Yahoo owns about 40 per cent of Alibaba.
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Bartz was fired because she was unable to boost Yahoo's advertising revenue and make the company more competitive with Google and Facebook.公仔箱論壇$ i! ^6 r7 ]3 S/ t8 D
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Yahoo's net revenue - the amount the company keeps after paying advertising commissions - fell five per cent in the second quarter. Google's revenue soared 36 per cent.
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The company is searching for a new CEO while also considering whether to sell itself.
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U$ E& ^* Y+ [1 I. S6 z& E) ?8 ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbChief Financial Officer Tim Morse is serving as interim CEO while the search for a successor to Bartz continues. |