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. d! Y- t! l) \; G6 cThe CEO of the Chinese internet company Alibaba Group says he would be "very interested" in buying Yahoo.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( U/ X6 M0 O+ f6 L/ ~. N! c4 A
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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.公仔箱論壇 h% r6 o' V1 x( c y" `' y9 B$ `
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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.tvboxnow.com" c3 z( L* h6 ~5 x# i
! L5 J X+ Q( A5 VEmployees were told in an email in late September that the process could take several months.
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7 X$ N$ F0 q( T+ | n8 }In the meantime, there will be much speculation about who might be interested in the company.tvboxnow.com3 W$ ?& o! U6 k3 y
1 V/ ]$ Y2 [3 @7 V% @+ e& j# Rtvboxnow.comYahoo owns about 40 per cent of Alibaba.公仔箱論壇' C d" Y* w- G
/ G8 h+ a" T0 g5 Z8 }; \9 BBartz 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.公仔箱論壇8 Z* l8 S) T: h, l( x/ G
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The company is searching for a new CEO while also considering whether to sell itself.- r3 U5 L" |+ l
9 r8 m6 r9 j& BChief Financial Officer Tim Morse is serving as interim CEO while the search for a successor to Bartz continues. |