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.
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6 y/ ?3 w& D5 I$ Y) itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbJack 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.
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6 N, T5 T2 \) G0 X, c2 n7 dMa 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.% ~, `/ g8 \! ]7 k* }) h
$ ]7 R p* J+ |* `Yahoo is trying to decide whether to sell part or all of itself following the firing last month of Carol Bartz as CEO.公仔箱論壇3 X8 X9 d" ?' Y
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Employees were told in an email in late September that the process could take several months.公仔箱論壇& M, O |, U5 `: f0 W
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In the meantime, there will be much speculation about who might be interested in the company.
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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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The company is searching for a new CEO while also considering whether to sell itself.
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5 }3 M. B4 }2 X% M8 }Chief Financial Officer Tim Morse is serving as interim CEO while the search for a successor to Bartz continues. |