Alibaba 'very interested' in buying Yahoo
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3 e8 i% p$ B) Q: |* f$ Z7 R) E* y: _The CEO of the Chinese internet company Alibaba Group says he would be "very interested" in buying Yahoo.
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5 f1 ^& |; \' b/ k# o6 O) k5 \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。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1 O# e2 S2 }! @- N( {5 x( M
/ e4 u' i7 j) r# ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMa 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.
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3 ]( ]% Y/ I4 f* k0 ~# |/ f* jYahoo is trying to decide whether to sell part or all of itself following the firing last month of Carol Bartz as CEO.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, G8 z4 T! P t
; y6 s: e& i9 x# X: R8 ^, Q" YTVBNOW 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。Employees were told in an email in late September that the process could take several months.5.39.217.76 w4 y2 M- Q2 Y& n* T
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In the meantime, there will be much speculation about who might be interested in the company.5.39.217.76# {1 C7 V2 {8 B v! u7 I
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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.
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0 q% b& ^; ]* Z+ ^1 DYahoo'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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$ q" g9 x0 p% O) V7 h: ATVBNOW 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。The company is searching for a new CEO while also considering whether to sell itself.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 j0 Y0 j' X7 \9 h8 n
$ F+ F0 g1 ~5 R7 bChief Financial Officer Tim Morse is serving as interim CEO while the search for a successor to Bartz continues. |