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Yahoo Releases What Could Be its Last Report Before its Sale
Yahoo Inc.'s quarterly earnings fell short of Wall Street expectations on Monday.
By Reuters
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Yahoo Looking to Sell About 3,000 Patents That Could Be Worth More Than $1 Billion
The company has sent letters to a number of potential buyers for the patents, which date back to when the company was founded in 1996 and also include its original search technology.
By Reuters
Business News
Verizon to Submit $3 Billion Bid for Yahoo’s Internet Business
Yahoo is expected to hold at least one more round of bidding, and the offers could change by the final round, the paper reported.
By Reuters
Building a Business
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.
By Matt Clinch
Business News
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.
By Rob Price
Building a Business
Buffett’s Berkshire Invested $1 Billion in Apple
He also offered to help finance a deal to acquire Yahoo.
By Reuters
Business News
Yahoo Has Lost a Huge Deal That Brought in $100 Million a Year
The deal had been in place for 15 years.
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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.
By Carolyn Sun
Business News
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.
Business News
Verizon a Favorite in Upcoming Yahoo Bid
Verizon's been interested in Yahoo since December.
By Reuters
Building a Business
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.
By Reuters
Business News
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.
By Reuters
Business News
Microsoft Potentially Backing Bids From Yahoo’s Would-Be Buyers
Yahoo launched an auction of its core business in February.
By Reuters
Business News
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.
By Reuters
Thought Leaders
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.
By Jeff Boss
Business News
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.
By Reuters
Business News
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.
By Reuters
Business News
Yahoo Announces First Round of Layoffs as it Trims 15 Percent of Workforce
The layoffs take effect April 11 and affected employees received 60-day advance notice of the move
By Reuters
Building a Business
Yahoo to Lay Off 15 Percent of Workforce, Consider Reverse Spinoff
'We believe a simplified Yahoo will create greater shareholder value over the long term,' said CEO Marissa Mayer.
By Jacob Pramuk
Business News
Yahoo Reportedly Fired a Bunch of Workers by Accident
As many as 30 employees were said to have been let go, only to be later told that they were simply on a shortlist.
Business News
Sources: Yahoo to Slash 10 Percent of Workforce
The layoffs, which would result in more than 1,000 people leaving the tech giant, is set to affect Yahoo's media business, European operations, and platforms-technology group.
By Reuters
Business News
Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer Gives Birth to Twin Girls
The embattled CEO announced her daughters' arrival on Tumblr.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Yahoo Will Spin Off Its Core Web Business — Not Its $31 Billion Alibaba Stake
The board cited 'tax risk' as its reason for the change of course.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
The Yahoo Board Will Discuss Future of Company, Marissa Mayer During Meeting
There are rumors that the board is considering selling its core Internet business.
By Reuters
Business News
Investors Urge Yahoo to Sell Core Search Business Instead of Alibaba Stake
Activist investor Starboard wants the company to rethink its plans to sell its stake in Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba.
By Reuters
Building a Business
For Tech Companies in the Bay Area, Gender Diversity Still Lags
A new study revealed the most diverse players in the tech sector as major companies make public efforts to hire more women and minorities.
By Reuters
Thought Leaders
Marissa Mayer Channeled ‘The Wizard of Oz’ in Bizarre $70,000 Team-Building Photo Shoot
Top staffers dressed as characters from the classic film, including Mayer as Dorothy, complete with blue-ribboned braids and a cheeky grin.
By Geoff Weiss