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The Future of Yahoo

                   

Yahoo spends $36 million on outside takeover advice

nwsource.com
Aug 14, 2008 5 related
        

Yahoo Inc. shelled out $36 million in the first half of 2008 to the outside advisers that helped the company navigate stormy buyout talks with Microsoft Corp. and the ensuing proxy threat from activist investor Carl Icahn.

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MSN taking the brunt of Google's U.S. search blitz

computerworld.com
Aug 13, 2008 48 related
        

MSN has seen a steady decline since February, around the same time Microsoft announced its $44.6 billion bid to acquire Yahoo, but Yahoo's slice of the pie for July searches also diminished greatly compared to a year ago.

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Takedown Artist

redorbit.com
Aug 9, 2008 4 related
        

By Coffin, Bill In the wake of the unsuccessful Yahoo/Microsoft merger, Yahoo shareholders are venting their anger against an executive leadership they feel has failed them. Foremost among them is corporate raider Carl Icahn....

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Yahoo AMP Targets Google, Microsoft in Online Ad Market

ziffdavis.com
Aug 8, 2008 21 related
        

Yahoo executive Mike Walrath says accuracy, flexibility and the ability to easily search for online ad inventory and book a campaign within minutes instead of hours or days is what will separate Yahoo's AMP platform from the...

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New Yahoo Election Tally Reveals Big Protest Vote

tmcnet.com
Aug 7, 2008 9 related
        

SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo on Tuesday released a recount of the vote for its board that revealed a strong protest vote against five of nine directors, including Chief Executive Jerry Yang. The Internet company said revised vote...

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Microsoft's botched Yahoo! bid may spark buyback

independent.ie
Aug 6, 2008 4 related
        

Microsoft's Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer, whose botched bid for Yahoo! Inc helped drive the stock down 20pc since February, is about to make it up to shareholders with a buyback of as much as $20bn (e12.9bn), according...

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Yahoo Holds Its Ground on Microsoft, Growth Plan

chineselinuxuniversity.net
Aug 5, 2008 6 related
        

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Yahoo tried to soothe angry investors at its annual meeting on Friday, insisting it had been serious about talks to sell itself to Microsoft and that it had good growth prospects in the next three years....

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Software Notebook: Microsoft goes on a shopping spree

nwsource.com
Aug 4, 2008 5 related
        

Microsoft failed in its big bid to buyYahoo, but it still found plenty of companies to spend its money on during the past year. The Redmond company paid out a total of $8.8 billion on 21 acquisitions in its recently completed...

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xinhuanet.com: Alibaba.com Corp, the closely held Chinese Internet company whose biggest shareholder is Yahoo! Inc, is ready for a possible purchase of the United States company's stake in it if the shares are offered. xinhuanet.com

Alibaba ready to acquire Yahoo's stake

gulfnews.com
Aug 2, 2008 11 related
        

Beijing: Alibaba.com, the closely held Chinese internet company whose biggest shareholder is Yahoo!, is ready for a possible purchase of the US company's stake in it if the shares are offered. "We are very well prepared,"...

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news.com.com: Yahoo's stock price soared in February, when Microsoft announced its effort to acquire the company, but since then has slid back down to nearly the level it was at before the offer. news.com.com

Showdown at Yahoo

businessweek.com
Aug 1, 2008 164 related
        

Posted by: Rob Hof on August 01 Yahoo’s long-awaited (or long-dreaded) annual shareholders meeting is about to begin, and wireless gods willing, I’ll be liveblogging the proceedings—even if they aren’t expected to be very...

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