Alibaba 'very interested' in buying Yahoo公仔箱論壇' d( j& j+ U% n8 l8 ^3 B
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The CEO of the Chinese internet company Alibaba Group says he would be "very interested" in buying Yahoo." R4 T$ v0 @: O- T. ~" \4 {
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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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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 E6 ~5 m7 D# D# k0 K
/ q+ j% e2 |4 }/ V- MEmployees 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.tvboxnow.com9 y5 K9 R/ P6 b. h# D" d' ?
; a W: g8 T, e/ q. Y公仔箱論壇Yahoo owns about 40 per cent of Alibaba.
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. g1 v* T7 Z$ w K2 ltvboxnow.comBartz 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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# a& F: r! K' Y公仔箱論壇Chief Financial Officer Tim Morse is serving as interim CEO while the search for a successor to Bartz continues. |