Alibaba 'very interested' in buying Yahoo9 m. r3 w) @) K
( G- ]# g1 v% K- ]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.: p, p- Z/ c( `9 t0 x: t/ h6 ]/ w* ?" e
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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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4 w' M+ q$ s; b, J% f* [3 X/ atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMa 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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% U, U9 Y, V* Y% O6 gYahoo is trying to decide whether to sell part or all of itself following the firing last month of Carol Bartz as CEO.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 C0 \ T/ Z9 y1 |
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Employees were told in an email in late September that the process could take several months.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。4 A! _) a6 Y* y3 O
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In the meantime, there will be much speculation about who might be interested in the company.5.39.217.76$ ^. E3 Q) Q: f8 S; Z
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 Q" U. l. z: }# J) E
+ E0 ]+ c, a4 V: C( j! E4 F" Q5.39.217.76Yahoo'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$ x3 k/ y: F5 D6 L$ Q
% ]# F2 N* r: p) b& Y' Y5.39.217.76The company is searching for a new CEO while also considering whether to sell itself.
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7 X+ x5 ]4 U4 Z! i1 T) u3 ~( }公仔箱論壇Chief Financial Officer Tim Morse is serving as interim CEO while the search for a successor to Bartz continues. |