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May 20, 2012

Yahoo Loses Foothold in China

Saitto & Womack , Bloomberg


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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is near an agreement to buy back a 20 percent stake in itself fromYahoo! Inc. (YHOO) for about $7 billion and may announce a deal as soon as tomorrow inAsia’s morning, said a person with knowledge of the matter.
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