In what is perhaps not an unexpected move, Yahoo's board has announced that it would not be pursuing the spin-off of Yahoo's close to $30billion Alibaba stake. Instead, they will now be exploring the sale of Yahoo's core business by spinning it off into a separate company.
This move comes shortly after activist shareholder, Starboard Value LP who hatched the idea of the Alibaba sale switched tact and suggested that Yahoo sell its core business instead. A lack of certainty that Yahoo would avoid taxes on the Alibaba sale is likely the main reason.
Some likely buyers include AT&T, Verizon and Alibaba. However, based on certain news sources, it seems that Alibaba might not be interested in Yahoo's core business.
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