Alibaba 'very interested' in buying Yahoo
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$ ?) e! y, `7 \) [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。The 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.
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) q1 G# S& x) w: {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.
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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。+ T @+ ~& C- U, n- c! e
l% a+ R3 h7 s# ^# p5 S: E公仔箱論壇Employees were told in an email in late September that the process could take several months.
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! p/ l1 L: G+ O0 JYahoo owns about 40 per cent of Alibaba.+ h8 ]% N5 v8 t6 v) B. U0 H$ \
7 B6 L" u. @( t5 z- x公仔箱論壇Bartz was fired because she was unable to boost Yahoo's advertising revenue and make the company more competitive with Google and Facebook.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, d' k' G. Z) `1 n5 K; }) ]$ w# [
! f, m! n) t' A; [& u5 ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbYahoo'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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ \' X% M' R7 [9 f$ h
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The company is searching for a new CEO while also considering whether to sell itself.) A6 h/ E6 F+ a$ m0 |
" G. l/ Z& V+ ~; S; y$ }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。Chief Financial Officer Tim Morse is serving as interim CEO while the search for a successor to Bartz continues. |