Alibaba 'very interested' in buying Yahoo
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% z$ e4 F; k' Z0 v. z! RThe CEO of the Chinese internet company Alibaba Group says he would be "very interested" in buying Yahoo.
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+ s: u% D. ~% R3 C; q: t5 @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。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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, W, s7 Q" b0 p0 ?& z公仔箱論壇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.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。: j) s3 x) N* l s
5 q3 Y2 l2 M; H- g; ?- H( s1 v公仔箱論壇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.1 b0 L: Z5 l8 P% k5 _
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In the meantime, there will be much speculation about who might be interested in the company.: C+ _$ O% g8 d8 _
+ z6 k1 h$ n* NYahoo owns about 40 per cent of Alibaba.
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+ v8 ?1 T2 Y9 Z& J2 D* g, LBartz 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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- B8 n+ y* V6 fYahoo'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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+ A- j/ z( D1 x' l8 w8 v) |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe company is searching for a new CEO while also considering whether to sell itself.6 w9 E1 d& E9 Y' F/ d" D, |
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Chief Financial Officer Tim Morse is serving as interim CEO while the search for a successor to Bartz continues. |