Alibaba 'very interested' in buying Yahootvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, M9 L: P1 b* E1 Z
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+ J! P: `6 v" w+ X S7 I$ \2 aJack 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.
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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.+ {0 e) ^; t4 m6 h l; Z
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Employees were told in an email in late September that the process could take several months.
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In the meantime, there will be much speculation about who might be interested in the company.
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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.
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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.
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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. |
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