Yahoo Inc. said Friday it will team with WPP Group PLC on digital display advertising.
Stocks rallied Thursday, with technology leading the way, as investors eyed the day's economic news, fluctuating oil prices and corporate deal-making activity.
The following is the text of a letter from Carl Icahn to Yahoo's board of directors, announcing he plans to launch a proxy fight:
Google Inc.'s top executives expressed hope Thursday that the Internet search leader will be able to form a potentially lucrative advertising partnership with Yahoo
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- For many Yahoo employees, it was business as usual at the Internet company's Silicon Valley headquarters this week.
It's hard to believe Google Inc. actually looked vulnerable just two months ago. The Internet search leader's stock had plummeted 45 percent from its peak. And its two biggest rivals, Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc., appeared poised to combine forces and launch a double-barreled attack.
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said Wednesday the company isn't pursuing other deals following the withdrawal of its $47.5 billion takeover bid for Yahoo.
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said Wednesday the company isn't pursuing other deals following the withdrawal of its $47.5 billion takeover bid for Yahoo.
U.S. stock futures wavered early Tuesday as recent optimism about the economy was offset by record high crude prices.
Stocks slumped Monday as oil prices touched a record $120 a barrel, Microsoft abandoned its bid for Yahoo and analysts speculated that Bank of America could renegotiate or walk away from its deal to buy Countrywide Financial.
Yahoo Inc. said Friday it will team with WPP Group PLC on digital display advertising.
Stocks rallied Thursday, with technology leading the way, as investors eyed the day's economic news, fluctuating oil prices and corporate deal-making activity.
The following is the text of a letter from Carl Icahn to Yahoo's board of directors, announcing he plans to launch a proxy fight:
Google Inc.'s top executives expressed hope Thursday that the Internet search leader will be able to form a potentially lucrative advertising partnership with Yahoo
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- For many Yahoo employees, it was business as usual at the Internet company's Silicon Valley headquarters this week.
It's hard to believe Google Inc. actually looked vulnerable just two months ago. The Internet search leader's stock had plummeted 45 percent from its peak. And its two biggest rivals, Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc., appeared poised to combine forces and launch a double-barreled attack.
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said Wednesday the company isn't pursuing other deals following the withdrawal of its $47.5 billion takeover bid for Yahoo.
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said Wednesday the company isn't pursuing other deals following the withdrawal of its $47.5 billion takeover bid for Yahoo.
U.S. stock futures wavered early Tuesday as recent optimism about the economy was offset by record high crude prices.
Stocks slumped Monday as oil prices touched a record $120 a barrel, Microsoft abandoned its bid for Yahoo and analysts speculated that Bank of America could renegotiate or walk away from its deal to buy Countrywide Financial.
Microsoft is walking away from its offer to buy Yahoo...for now. But I don't believe for one second that the deal is dead for good.
Yahoo Inc. shares fell 19% early Monday after Microsoft Corp. withdrew its $46 billion bid to purchase the tarnished Internet portal.
Microsoft Corp.'s pursuit of Yahoo Inc. ended abruptly Saturday when the world's largest software maker withdrew a sweetened $46 billion offer and said it would not make a hostile bid for the Internet company.
U.S. stocks looked set to pull back Monday after the recent rally, with attention focused on Yahoo after Microsoft walked away from its takeover bid for the Internet firm.
Having raised eyebrows by successfully resisting Microsoft's advances, Yahoo still needs to boost its revenues. Here's how it may try
Microsoft will report on its $44.6 billion attempt to take over Yahoo "in a very short order," CEO Steve Ballmer said during a scheduled town hall meeting with employees Thursday, according to a transcript obtained by a financial blog.
A federal court on Wednesday established a formula for determining the Internet royalties owed to thousands of music composers, writers and publishers by three major online services
No news isn't always good news. Four days have passed since the expiration of Microsoft's deadline for Yahoo to accept its buyout offer or face a hostile takeover.
Stocks futures were range bound early Wednesday as investors awaited a rate decision from the Federal Reserve and more corporate earnings.
Stocks futures edged higher early Monday, lifted by a possible $22 billion deal for chewing gum giant Wrigleys, but investors were cautious ahead of this week's Federal Reserve meeting.
Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Wednesday that his company's $44 billion offer for Yahoo Inc. reflects Yahoo's worth and the software maker has no plan to raise it.
Stock futures rose early Wednesday, lifted by solid profit and revenue gains at Yahoo.
Internet search giant Yahoo Inc. announced first-quarter sales and profits Tuesday that topped analysts' estimates but it remains unclear if that will be enough to force Microsoft to raise its takeover bid.
The race for the Democratic presidential nomination isn't the only thing that's getting nastier these days. Check out what's happening in Corporate America: Hostile takeover bids abound.
Stocks were poised to struggle at Monday's open, as investors braced for another batch of corporate earnings.
Jason Bazinet, a media analyst with Citigroup Global Markets, put it nicely in a research note Thursday: "Who, after all, wants to compete as a sub-scale player - with a less than complete set of Internet assets - in a world dominated by Google and Microhoo?"
Microsoft, AOL, News Corp. -- it seems everyone is maneuvering for a slice of Yahoo. Here's a look at five possible outcomes
With all the hullabaloo about who is wooing Yahoo, it's easy to forget an undeniable fact: Google is still the best way to cash in on the growth of online advertising.
Reports of new players entering into deal talks with Yahoo and raised earnings guidance from two Dow components were not enough to lift the outlook for U.S. stocks in the early going.
Bonds came off their lows Monday afternoon as investors bought back Treasurys on a weaker-than-expected consumer borrowing report.
For the second time in two months, Yahoo has rejected Microsoft's $42 billion offer. But in a rejection letter sent to Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer Monday, Yahoo said it was not opposed to a deal. Yahoo effectively stood its ground on price, pointing to the strength of its business as recently presented in its three-year outlook and calling itself undervalued by Microsoft.
Markets were pointing higher as investors weigh reports of several major corporate deals in the works and awaited the start of earnings season.
Yahoo Inc. on Monday launched a site for women between ages 25 and 54, calling it a key demographic underserved by current Yahoo properties
One takeaway from Microsoft's hostile takeover run at Yahoo is that there is suddenly a market place to shop Web businesses around. For some players looking to finally turn their prized Internet units into real cash, now isn't a bad time to be looking.
News Corp. and Yahoo are in talks about combining MySpace and other News Corp.-owned online properties, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal Wednesday.
Stocks rallied Monday, with tech, retail and commodity shares sparking a broader advance as investors set aside worries about AIG's financials and Yahoo's rejection of Microsoft's proposed takeover.
Stocks rallied Monday, with tech, retail and commodity shares sparking a broader advance as investors set aside worries about AIG's financials and Yahoo's rejection of Microsoft's proposed takeover.
Stocks were mixed at the start of trading Monday as investors responded to Yahoo's rejection of Microsoft's takeover bid.
Yahoo Inc. has formally rejected Microsoft Corp.'s $44.6 billion takeover bid as inadequate
U.S. stock futures made modest gains Monday as investors weighed speculation of about a number of major corporate deals.
Yahoo plans to reject Microsoft's $44.6 billion takeover bid, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, citing a person familiar with the situation.
New recession fears because of unexpected weakness in the U.S. service sector sent stock futures sharply lower just ahead of the market open Tuesday.
A Microsoft-Yahoo ticket would significantly increase the Redmond, Wash.-based company's share of the online advertising you see on your PC. But it could also ramp up its presence on the smaller screen.
Most of the analysis of Microsoft's $45 billion hostile offer for Yahoo has focused on technology and the role Yahoo could play in the Microsoft-Google wars. Today, though, let's look at what almost everyone has overlooked: the numbers. More specifically, we'll look at the way that one of Wall Street's biggest hitters, Joe Rosenberg, looks at the proposed deal.
Stocks pulled back early Monday after last week's big rally, amid analyst downgrades of the financial sector and ongoing concerns about the strength of the economy.
U.S. stocks leaned lower at the start of trading Monday as investors considered the weakened economy and a possible battle over Yahoo.
Struggling Internet giant Yahoo is not ready to sell itself to Microsoft just yet - at least that's what Yahoo's chief executive Jerry Yang told his employees Friday.
U.S. stock futures were little changed Monday after the previous session's rally as investors waited to see how Microsoft efforts to buy Yahoo develop and looked ahead to a batch of economic reports due out this week.
News that Microsoft was making a $44.6 billion bid to buy Yahoo was greeted with skepticism by many CNN.com users on Friday.
Stocks rallied Friday, starting off the new month on the right foot, as investors welcomed Microsoft's bid for Yahoo and more talk of a bailout for the troubled bond insurer sector.
Get ready for merger mania 2008!
With Google's stock already down considerably in recent weeks, the Web's next two most powerful players today struck a powerful blow for equality and influence in the increasingly-important Web ecosystem.
Stocks opened just a little higher Friday as investors tried to make sense of three major news stories: a drop in employment, Microsoft's bid for Yahoo and Exxon Mobil's record profit.
U.S. stock futures pared earlier gains Friday after the government announced a surprise decline in employment and payrolls.
Microsoft Corp. is making an unsolicited $44.6 billion offer for Yahoo Inc., in a move to boost its competitive edge against Google Inc. in the online services market
Uh-oh. The Federal Reserve's decision at 2:15 p.m. just got a little tougher.
Search engine Yahoo announced it would lay off 1,000 employees by mid-February, even as it reported fourth quarter earnings Tuesday that beat expectations.
Internet giant Yahoo has settled a lawsuit brought by the families of a Chinese dissident and a journalist, who claim they were jailed after the company cooperated with Chinese authorities, according to court documents.
The favored exit strategy for internet startups is no longer an IPO but a splashy acquisition - preferably by Yahoo or Google. In the past decade each company has purchased around 40 small businesses, but for every YouTube (Google) or Flickr (Yahoo), there have been less flashy integrations and outright flameouts.
Stocks rallied at the open as investors welcomed stronger earnings from Intel, Yahoo and J.P. Morgan Chase, as the flurry of quarterly earnings reports picked up the pace.
On July 17, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang promised to conduct an aggressive 100-day review of the company and make groundbreaking changes that would leave no "sacred cows" left standing.
Tech stocks were the stars as U.S. markets posted solid gains at Wednesday's open, thanks in part to results from bellwethers Yahoo and Intel
Yahoo misled Congress regarding information the Internet company gave to Chinese authorities about the journalist Shi Tao, Democratic Rep. Tom Lantos said Tuesday.
In its first full quarter under the direction of new chief executive officer Jerry Yang, Internet media titan Yahoo! reported that sales and profits for the third quarter beat analysts' expectations.
Yahoo has upgraded its search engine but does it really give you more bang for your buck than Google? We road tested the new features to see they fare against the search giant.
Yahoo Inc. is buying e-mail service Zimbra Inc. for $350 million in an all-cash deal that may open a new revenue channel for the slumping Internet icon.
In its latest move to beef up its marketing muscle, Yahoo Inc. will sell most of the display advertising for England's leading online social network, Bebo.
U.S. stocks were ready to retreat at Wednesday's open as several days of advances may have investors uneasy ahead of some key economic reports.
Yahoo is buying online advertising network BlueLithium for $300 million in cash, building upon an expansion aimed at ending a financial malaise that has ravaged the Internet pioneer's stock price.
Shares of Yahoo Inc. rose in early trading Tuesday after a Bear Stearns analyst named the search engine and Web portal operator a "top pick," saying strategic initiatives are likely to boost shares.
Yahoo's top sales executive is leaving the company in the latest reorganization by President Susan Decker that merges sales into a broader division that seeks new partnership deals such as ones it has struck with eBay, Comcast and newspaper publishers.
Yahoo Inc. has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit over the company's alleged role in the imprisonment of two Chinese dissidents, arguing U.S. courts have no jurisdiction over Chinese government actions against its own citizens.
Former No. 1 NFL draft pick Tim Couch had doping regimens that called for anabolic steroids and human growth hormone, according to documents obtained by Yahoo.com.
Yahoo is giving its e-mail users more ways to reach friends and online contacts by allowing them to trade messages with mobile phone users.
Yahoo Inc. President Susan Decker purchased about $1.1 million of the Internet company's shares this week just after the stock hit a three-year low.
The debacle over posts by Whole Foods CEO John Mackey shows that message boards, relics from the 1980s, continue to thrive. And who's on them may surprise you
Stocks paused from their record-setting run Wednesday on hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, renewed subprime fears and disappointing results from tech giants Intel, Yahoo.
Yahoo, the world's second largest Internet search firm, in its first earnings report since co-founder Jerry Yang replaced Terry Semel as chief executive officer, posted second-quarter results that met expectations.
The two leading Internet search companies will report their second quarter results this week. And even though the Internet ad business is booming, the expectations for Yahoo! and Google could not be any more different.
Yahoo has introduced a new tool to help marketers create custom ads on the fly.
Yahoo Inc. said Sunday the Internet media company was merging the two main parts of its U.S. advertising business under one sales executive, David Karnstedt, and that veteran advertising sales executive Wenda Harris-Millard has left the company.
Now that CEO Terry Semel's rocky reign is over, founder Jerry Yang will try to fix his baby. But is he the right man for the job?
Terry Semel is out and co-founder Yang is back in as Yahoo's CEO. But amid all the verbiage there is something too often omitted: Yahoo, to succeed, must be a technology company.
Yahoo said Tuesday it would introduce a faster, enhanced version of its Internet services for U.S. mobile phone users later this week, while expanding into key markets in Asia, Canada and Europe.
The market cheered Terry Semel's departure Monday as chief executive of Yahoo. But when investors take a deep breath, however, they might realize that getting rid of just one guy may not actually cure the company's ills.
Yahoo!, the No. 2 search firm that has struggled in its battle with Google, said Monday that Terry Semel was out as chief executive officer, to be succeeded by Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang.
Stocks inched higher as investors welcomed the April jobs report and talk of a Microsoft-Yahoo merger, but gains were limited after the recent rally.
Microsoft, the world's largest software company, is reportedly in preliminary talks to buy online search company Yahoo!. And if the two companies do decide to merge, they could create an Internet advertising powerhouse that would rival industry leader Google, analysts said.
Welcome to the world of the 3.5G phones which promise fast wireless access to the Internet, plus streaming of music videos and live television through your handset.
"We're number three! We're number three!"
Yahoo shares tumbled nearly 12 percent Wednesday morning, a day after the world's second-largest online search company reported earnings that missed Wall Street's forecasts.
Yahoo!, the world's second-largest online search company, announced a decline in first quarter profit Tuesday, results that missed Wall Street's forecasts and a setback following a bullish run for the stock earlier this year.
Momentum. Yahoo! has it. Google doesn't. That's the current view on Wall Street.
On the Internet today, everybody knows you're a dog. In fact, legions of Internet companies also know your breed, your gender, your age, the neighborhood you live in, that you like pickup trucks, a...
Activision said an internal review of its stock options grant practices cleared its chief executive, Robert Kotick, and three other top executives and board members of intentional wrongdoing.
AT&T and Yahoo are negotiating significant changes to scale down their partnership, according to a report published Friday.
The top two executives of Internet media firm Yahoo! told investors Tuesday that the company hopes to gain market share against industry leader Google as its new search tool is leading to more relevant and higher quality search results for advertisers.
Senior executives at Yahoo! have probably become big fans of the rock group Van Halen lately.
Terry Semel, the chairman and chief executive officer of Internet media firm Yahoo!, will receive an annual bonus of options for 800,000 shares, the company said in a regulatory filing late Friday.
Yahoo (YHOO) ranks no. 44 on FORTUNE's 2007 Best Companies to Work For list this year. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company was ranked 73 on the 2006 list.
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