Yahoo
Mergers and Acquisitions
Twitter Met With Yahoo to Discuss Merger
A news report, citing sources close to the talks, said execs at the two firms had met several weeks ago and had spent several hours looking at whether a strategic combination might make sense.
Yahoo
Yahoo Bids May Be Coming in Way Lower Than Expected
Bidders include frontrunner Verizon, inventor Dan Gilbert (backed by Warren Buffett), TPG, and a consortium that includes Bain Capital and former Yahoo CEO Ross Levinsohn.
Warren Buffett
Buffett's Berkshire Invested $1 Billion in Apple
He also offered to help finance a deal to acquire Yahoo.
Yahoo
Yahoo Has Lost a Huge Deal That Brought in $100 Million a Year
The deal had been in place for 15 years.
Game of Thrones
Imagine These 7 Entrepreneurs as 'Game of Thrones' Characters
Following the kick off for Season 6, we're taking a look at the following entrepreneurs cast as your favorite 'Game of Thrones' characters.
Yahoo
The Slow, Sad Death of Yahoo
Look back at over two decades of turmoil at a company that once sat atop the World Wed Web, and weep.
Yahoo
Verizon Readies Bid for Yahoo's Web Business, While Google Also Looking for a Piece
Yahoo launched an auction of its core business in February after it shelved plans to spin off its stake in Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba.
worth-knowing
Report: Yahoo Sets April 11 Deadline for Preliminary Bids
Bidders were asked details about financing, conditions or approvals the company would need to meet, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Microsoft
Microsoft Potentially Backing Bids From Yahoo's Would-Be Buyers
Yahoo launched an auction of its core business in February.
Yahoo
Activist Hedge Fund Starboard Launches Proxy Fight to Remove Yahoo Board
Starboard, which owns an estimated 1.7 percent of Yahoo, said it would nominate nine candidates as possible replacements.
Leadership
Leaders Like Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer Do Not Deserve the Fortunes They Make While Their Companies Crash and Burn
Here are three ways to spot completely ineffective -- and way overpaid -- CEOs.
Start Up Your Day
An Astronaut Comes Home -- Start Up Your Day Roundup
Plus: Guests at an Airbnb vacation home find a dead body and a luxury airline now offers the world's longest flight.
Yahoo
Yahoo May Write Off $1 Billion Acquisition of Tumblr
Yahoo said earlier in the month it took a $230 million impairment charge related to Tumblr and was considering strategic alternatives for its core internet business.
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Yahoo Forms Panel to Explore Strategic Options
The move comes two days after Bloomberg reported activist investor Starboard Value LP was taking initial steps toward a potential proxy fight with Yahoo.
