Alibaba 'very interested' in buying Yahoo5.39.217.76! b- i) d1 e3 a% T- j* Z: W& i& C
. |: b% {1 e- b' C! A, S# G5.39.217.76The CEO of the Chinese internet company Alibaba Group says he would be "very interested" in buying Yahoo.) l x% [5 \( w/ ?& D3 S
T; f7 k$ I& x- f2 Btvb 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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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.) r5 `4 s& z' Z& U
' V1 b; {3 I' ?2 G }' Q( aTVBNOW 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.9 L) k( p* @7 O) |
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In the meantime, there will be much speculation about who might be interested in the company.
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Yahoo owns about 40 per cent of Alibaba.
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4 J8 L3 G2 Q& R _' j" I t1 utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBartz 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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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.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。# n# W1 X8 l. q+ _# j9 R+ x; b
0 w0 l/ S% ]8 G6 i' d2 O l5.39.217.76The company is searching for a new CEO while also considering whether to sell itself.
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, h4 x5 k* Y7 R. |5.39.217.76Chief Financial Officer Tim Morse is serving as interim CEO while the search for a successor to Bartz continues. |