Alibaba 'very interested' in buying Yahoo
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The CEO of the Chinese internet company Alibaba Group says he would be "very interested" in buying Yahoo.0 U* C) s: |$ f4 o0 D4 P. K
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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.) i+ P6 r5 x. O% j- A! z; z2 X
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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.
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; |* m" \) u/ U- W/ x {4 NYahoo 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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: u/ R& v" I- X/ Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEmployees were told in an email in late September that the process could take several months.) j( @' @/ ^$ h4 V
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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.公仔箱論壇; _; O' h8 Q& ~. _5 C' G+ A3 X
! S! s4 b. I4 {( ^) t% y! E9 G9 oBartz was fired because she was unable to boost Yahoo's advertising revenue and make the company more competitive with Google and Facebook.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。& K! @) V1 w" M; R" j* G
7 @7 b/ Z# _. ` A5 c$ b5.39.217.76Yahoo'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.4 w3 z1 [ [% e
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The 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. |