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( C( O% w/ v' }7 K `
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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.
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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.
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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.公仔箱論壇9 N {5 i" \7 ]
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Employees were told in an email in late September that the process could take several months.
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- Y) u. I# c) @+ c! u公仔箱論壇In the meantime, there will be much speculation about who might be interested in the company.
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7 o* H+ g, ~5 i, ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbYahoo owns about 40 per cent of Alibaba.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。. g0 \$ R% A# i* D4 m/ ]
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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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( e# [" m9 v) KThe company is searching for a new CEO while also considering whether to sell itself.
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Chief Financial Officer Tim Morse is serving as interim CEO while the search for a successor to Bartz continues. |