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" m( t; j3 A' q4 Z) j9 ]: Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe CEO of the Chinese internet company Alibaba Group says he would be "very interested" in buying Yahoo.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 ]% [/ m+ j U/ l6 V/ h: d; e. ?, Q
8 P( X5 ]- l5 O, NJack 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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, N! \8 R5 E3 Z" K3 }/ T& _9 BTVBNOW 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.& f1 W4 N" _" l4 I; Q6 J, P2 t
1 j: S, n- i* R5 a8 b6 A& T* ]/ sTVBNOW 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。Employees were told in an email in late September that the process could take several months.
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9 v" s5 v) U, QIn the meantime, there will be much speculation about who might be interested in the company.
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J; r8 O c: D3 @% Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbYahoo owns about 40 per cent of Alibaba.
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Bartz 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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4 C4 N' T! d+ t6 ^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* @& v! }+ F* `
% ?$ Q8 X3 I0 W* hos.tvboxnow.comThe company is searching for a new CEO while also considering whether to sell itself.
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5 Z! K8 m5 m$ i) o! v7 D; }7 |公仔箱論壇Chief Financial Officer Tim Morse is serving as interim CEO while the search for a successor to Bartz continues. |