Alibaba 'very interested' in buying Yahoo
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! p2 ?% q9 a D% o8 @/ Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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,bttvb. z4 r4 }) J7 x2 W' i0 _" v
( l3 r# i! w; N! pMa 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' K- n) g; [- F9 j
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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。/ O. Y& t8 ]" q% u; r
$ Q5 ^5 q8 S1 S6 P公仔箱論壇Employees were told in an email in late September that the process could take several months.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 i2 T( N7 c6 u3 z
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In the meantime, there will be much speculation about who might be interested in the company.公仔箱論壇9 E) s/ C; l D/ o G% F
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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.8 V& l* M' h' e
6 j+ W5 q& f a3 u8 f% U; zYahoo'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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$ L0 J! x4 Z- x- J# ]6 MThe company is searching for a new CEO while also considering whether to sell itself., Y9 r& }- M' I0 V$ u& U5 ~
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Chief Financial Officer Tim Morse is serving as interim CEO while the search for a successor to Bartz continues. |