Alibaba 'very interested' in buying Yahoo
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j$ u, k; t* g9 n; ^os.tvboxnow.comThe 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.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。* s0 ^: u' n0 t
* H, ?) V3 R( s( jMa 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$ a* Z5 W8 H- b- U$ k. x9 S/ ]: J
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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.公仔箱論壇! a' e7 R2 U, |+ Z4 l
- R- Y* _9 g v; W+ r" t+ e公仔箱論壇Employees were told in an email in late September that the process could take several months.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。1 p0 B0 t2 ]) p- J/ \* Q
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In the meantime, there will be much speculation about who might be interested in the company.
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/ D/ M4 u+ M# n$ |$ \* P( _Yahoo owns about 40 per cent of Alibaba.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) k$ v4 v k7 V" U$ A2 i- o& ~! Z* p
, l! P# _# z$ ]$ H% I/ {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBartz was fired because she was unable to boost Yahoo's advertising revenue and make the company more competitive with Google and Facebook.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。+ G) k4 C& E# {, l2 K
& m. _! n6 n1 FYahoo'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* V# V5 z; J( o. d7 \4 i; }
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The company is searching for a new CEO while also considering whether to sell itself.
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Chief Financial Officer Tim Morse is serving as interim CEO while the search for a successor to Bartz continues. |
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I have to take leave tooooooooo
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The story a bit different this time...