Alibaba 'very interested' in buying Yahoo
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; k/ k+ S8 I( n; i7 UTVBNOW 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。The CEO of the Chinese internet company Alibaba Group says he would be "very interested" in buying Yahoo.
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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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( A7 X3 g+ h/ W' i/ c公仔箱論壇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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ u# Z! q/ t/ r, w
% B) V$ ]! I; X/ @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 is trying to decide whether to sell part or all of itself following the firing last month of Carol Bartz as CEO.公仔箱論壇, r2 g* d4 \+ P
: r" p. L$ N# Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEmployees 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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$ e. p+ Z7 l/ W2 T" A. w3 a3 bYahoo owns about 40 per cent of Alibaba.
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5 d5 S$ t6 Q% UYahoo'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5 i( h5 ?0 P/ B2 i1 A" i: W
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The company is searching for a new CEO while also considering whether to sell itself.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 V/ n0 D+ e J0 @' z
. p4 _9 }: w1 o9 c j" Lwww2.tvboxnow.comChief Financial Officer Tim Morse is serving as interim CEO while the search for a successor to Bartz continues. |