Alibaba 'very interested' in buying Yahoo
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: p n0 k# ?4 R# D# xThe 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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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.www3.tvboxnow.com! G( p1 T @" v- g. ?! Q
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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.www3.tvboxnow.com- J6 O. Z' a# H- K+ X* e) E6 b
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In the meantime, there will be much speculation about who might be interested in the company.www3.tvboxnow.com. b3 m2 O# d8 u' L$ ?" q9 W
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5 u9 b9 u& d, h. ~9 n( l! ]% f9 Q( Xtvb 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。) x h. b- O+ h9 N
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The company is searching for a new CEO while also considering whether to sell itself.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 L j5 K3 D1 ~6 b+ w" t) [! `( \7 i
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Chief Financial Officer Tim Morse is serving as interim CEO while the search for a successor to Bartz continues. |