Alibaba 'very interested' in buying Yahoo
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7 [5 D. a: z. M+ Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe CEO of the Chinese internet company Alibaba Group says he would be "very interested" in buying Yahoo./ e6 i+ w3 a I5 q; S* ?
( r# R2 Y3 h% {9 X8 zJack 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% {2 q j9 B) g. i
# m5 a& T/ F% SMa 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.www1.tvboxnow.com" G- f$ {: r& m6 [. \
! W" x# Q2 E! L4 ZYahoo 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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5 m9 D& w' p+ S8 B0 Wwww1.tvboxnow.comEmployees 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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Yahoo owns about 40 per cent of Alibaba.www1.tvboxnow.com5 Z8 i \' V! C) L6 A
+ N" k* b; H* _# S2 _4 X" D iBartz was fired because she was unable to boost Yahoo's advertising revenue and make the company more competitive with Google and Facebook.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# A, U* T' ~9 e. O8 w2 y) r
% u W0 J; N1 b N8 l" s$ K* L3 ]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。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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- h4 w( p, t: ~! \, a0 V* ^
2 O% I1 B3 M( @) D( ]The company is searching for a new CEO while also considering whether to sell itself.+ ^" W) Q. X0 z: q
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Chief Financial Officer Tim Morse is serving as interim CEO while the search for a successor to Bartz continues. |