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The CEO of the Chinese internet company Alibaba Group says he would be "very interested" in buying Yahoo.tvboxnow.com8 G7 Y9 {4 a, U8 {4 n, [
. ?: ]* J3 Y2 J% c% n; z( N5 c公仔箱論壇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.公仔箱論壇1 N- x# u1 [6 R/ H) C
; M8 @* N6 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。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。5 h% E8 J4 {% v# C4 @
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In the meantime, there will be much speculation about who might be interested in the company.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% |! [6 X- `4 C# H8 K4 [3 O
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Yahoo owns about 40 per cent of Alibaba.
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2 u# U1 Z- N, nBartz 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.' n" K( ?, K1 k" w
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The company is searching for a new CEO while also considering whether to sell itself.
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6 ?, f7 W$ `# E# G9 w9 wtvboxnow.comChief Financial Officer Tim Morse is serving as interim CEO while the search for a successor to Bartz continues. |