Alibaba 'very interested' in buying Yahoo
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The CEO of the Chinese internet company Alibaba Group says he would be "very interested" in buying Yahoo.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: b2 |: j. M7 _8 I7 F! q& O
; B, k3 P# h6 s& hTVBNOW 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。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.公仔箱論壇6 u$ V9 j- v1 E2 t* B# D" t; l( m( Z
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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.5.39.217.76 p! e% s0 ^0 V8 _- C
$ u) \$ H0 E* r* H* u5.39.217.76Yahoo 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。) v! H+ |0 q. Y% X
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Employees were told in an email in late September that the process could take several months.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% V3 o2 W2 i1 g; u" l8 Z( ]
; x+ N( A6 ], [2 B9 o公仔箱論壇In the meantime, there will be much speculation about who might be interested in the company.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 I* Z, x7 }0 ?& J. [! D
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Yahoo owns about 40 per cent of Alibaba.公仔箱論壇5 e8 m/ S; ?- x: f/ N
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; C$ G8 n. |+ H$ g( [8 R" BYahoo'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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+ X6 p0 F" G# q d! fChief Financial Officer Tim Morse is serving as interim CEO while the search for a successor to Bartz continues. |