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7 f0 M+ q' u4 `7 M2 S公仔箱論壇The CEO of the Chinese internet company Alibaba Group says he would be "very interested" in buying Yahoo.
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9 R( Z, h6 ~$ I7 v! Q; C公仔箱論壇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,bttvb4 ?9 s4 h. |* C" N* n- }/ v2 {5 Y
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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.
" y5 e6 t' [7 q( PTVBNOW 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。
D6 q: \8 S+ h( t0 pTVBNOW 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。Yahoo is trying to decide whether to sell part or all of itself following the firing last month of Carol Bartz as CEO.
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Employees were told in an email in late September that the process could take several months.
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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; T- }" L& b! P+ `
+ t9 F' t4 H- b. H1 A公仔箱論壇Yahoo owns about 40 per cent of Alibaba.3 {0 l- f" O% B2 h( e) ~
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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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& p8 R$ a9 g5 N' t9 iTVBNOW 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。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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6 n# {/ S% a9 Q( ~: Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe company is searching for a new CEO while also considering whether to sell itself. g2 B; `* [& w+ x4 L2 C! ?
- g6 X, W3 l) n# STVBNOW 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。Chief Financial Officer Tim Morse is serving as interim CEO while the search for a successor to Bartz continues. |