Yahoo Director to Step Down (Digital Trends)

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

One of Yahoo Inc.’s directors will step down at the end of this year.

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Yahoo director to step down at end of year (AP via Yahoo! News)

Friday, September 25th, 2009

Yahoo Inc. director Maggie Wilderotter plans to step down from the slumping Internet company’s board at the end of this year. The resignation will leave Yahoo with 11 directors.

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Yahoo seeking up to $500 mln for small business unit (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Monday, September 21st, 2009

Yahoo Inc hopes to get up to $500 million for a unit that hosts websites for small companies, after putting it on the market for several months, two people familiar with the matter said.

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US deepens review of deal between Yahoo! and Microsoft (BusinessWorld Online)

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

WASHINGTON — US antitrust regulators have requested more documents in their probe of Microsoft Corp.’s deal to provide search engine technology to rival Yahoo!, Inc., the two companies said on Friday.

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Yahoo shares up on ad recovery, positive outlook (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Shares of Yahoo Inc. soared Thursday after an analyst upgraded the stock based on his expectations of an advertising recovery and positive longer-term outlook for the Internet search giant.

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U.S. Stock-Index Futures Fluctuate; Yahoo Gains, Monsanto Falls (Bloomberg)

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stock futures fluctuated as an increased earnings forecast at Texas Instruments Inc. and an analyst?s recommendation to buy shares of Yahoo! Inc. offset concern equities have grown too expensive.

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TALK BACK: Building Hope: Yahoo! Acquires Maktoob.com (Nasdaq)

Friday, September 4th, 2009

Hope is often in short supply in the Middle East, but that may be quickly changing, at least for the region?s entrepreneurs. On Aug. 25, Yahoo! Inc.

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Icahn pares Yahoo stake with sale of 12.7M shares (AP via Yahoo! News)

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Financier Carl Icahn, one of Yahoo Inc.’s largest stockholders, has sold 12.7 million shares to whittle his holdings in the slumping Internet company down a percentage point to a 4.5 percent stake.

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Yahoo to compete with Bing despite Microsoft deal (Malaya)

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

SUNNYVALE, California?Yahoo Inc. said on Monday it has revamped its search to compete against Microsoft Corp?s Bing, even as it relies on the Redmond giant to power its queries.

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Yahoo investors unimpressed with Microsoft deal (PhysOrg)

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

An Internet search and advertising partnership that Yahoo Inc. struck with Microsoft Corp. last month has so far failed to inspire the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company’s investors.

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