Alibaba 'very interested' in buying Yahoo公仔箱論壇* @, }/ V* X, k( B4 H
6 F2 F* d p4 B2 }3 D+ J& gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe CEO of the Chinese internet company Alibaba Group says he would be "very interested" in buying Yahoo.
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" Y8 M$ }8 ], b8 O% z+ ?% q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.
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 X8 Q( D, @6 V% s
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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.
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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.
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- T3 Z. m4 l/ M! ^& M) f公仔箱論壇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.5.39.217.76, Z0 G& ]! }- y
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% c/ W' o* W. }3 l5.39.217.76The 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. |