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		limelight on Dec 9, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Yahoo to Spin Off Its Core Businesses > 3) If Alibaba buys the holding portion of Yahoo( Alibaba and Yahoo Japan) then look for Alibaba to seek to aquire the rest of Yahoo Japan. Isn't Yahoo Japan being spun off from the Alibaba portion? Ie. all that remains of the current "Yahoo" company will be its Alibaba stake.

spikels on Dec 9, 2015 [–]

You are correct according to the news reports I read. See 6th paragraph of this Reuters article for example:

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yahoo-divestiture-idUSKBN0...

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