Yahoo board shrinking to 11 directors with resignation of Maggie Wilderotter at year's endSeptember 25th, 2009 Yahoo director to step down at end of yearSUNNYVALE, Calif. — Yahoo Inc.
Microsoft Yahoo Merger Finally a Reality?April 30th, 2008 Months after Microsoft announced its intention to buy Yahoo, it appears they are finally coming together. Microsoft appears to be willing to raise the price to 32-33$ per share while Yahoo board would be satisfied with $35.
Yahoo Enters Merger Talks With Time-WarnerJuly 7th, 2008 Yahoo! spent the July 4 weekend in discussions with its lead adviser, Goldman Sachs, and potential bid partners including Time Warner in a desperate bid to defend itself from shareholders meeting on August 1 to vote on whether to re-elect their board. The possible merger with Times-Warner's AOL division could be worth as much as $10 billion (£5 billion).
A chronology of events leading to Microsoft and Yahoo's Web advertising dealJuly 29th, 2009 Timeline: Microsoft, Yahoo's road to partnershipA chronology of key events leading to Microsoft Corp.'s deal with rival Yahoo Inc.:
Feb. 1, 2008: After more than two years of talks and speculation, Microsoft makes unsolicited offer to buy Yahoo for $31 per share, or $44.6 billion.
Yahoo, Microsoft reach search and ad partnershipJuly 29th, 2009 NEW YORK - Internet search firm Yahoo and software giant Microsoft have reached a 10-year deal in which they hope to tackle the online dominance of Google, media reports said Wednesday. Under the terms of the deal, Yahoo will use Microsoft's new search engine on its sites and handle some advertising sales for Microsoft.
The tale of the tape on Microsoft and YahooJuly 29th, 2009 Microsoft and Yahoo at a glanceSome facts about Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc., which announced a 10-year search advertising partnership Wednesday:
Microsoft:
— Founded: 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen to bring the Basic programming language to an early computer, the Altair 8800.
A brief description of what it means when Yahoo farms out its search engine to MicrosoftJuly 30th, 2009 A look at how the Microsoft-Yahoo deal will workAlthough Yahoo and Microsoft could soon be working together on Internet search, their collaboration would mostly occur behind the scenes. Consumers would still see Yahoo's logo striped across Yahoo.com.
Yahoo director Carl Icahn sells 12.7 million shares to reduce his company stake to 4.5 pctSeptember 1st, 2009 Icahn pares Yahoo stake with sale of 12.7M sharesSUNNYVALE, Calif. — 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.
Troubled Yahoo names Bartz new CEOJanuary 13th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Struggling web pioneer Yahoo has named Carol Bartz, the former head of software company Autodesk, as its new chief executive. The appointment follows a two-month search for a replacement for company founder Jerry Yang, who was widely blamed for botching merger talks with Microsoft that would have proved highly lucrative to many shareholders.
MicroHoo To GooHoo?April 17th, 2008 The pressure of one unholy alliance (Microsoft + Yahoo) may lead to another (Google + Yahoo). According to WSJ:
Yahoo is closer to outsourcing its core ad search business to Google, after favorable testing of Google's advertisements on its search pages, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
Yahoo to name Carol Bartz as CEO: ReportJanuary 13th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc. is expected to name Carol Bartz, former head of software company Autodesk, as its next chief executive officer (CEO), Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
Yahoo, Microsoft link up in challenge to Google (Second Lead)July 29th, 2009 NEW YORK - Internet search firm Yahoo and software giant Microsoft announced Wednesday a 10-year deal in search and advertising operations in a bid to challenge the online dominance of Google. Under the terms of the agreement, Yahoo will use Microsoft's new search engine on its sites and handle some advertising sales for Microsoft.
Yahoo CEO promises to 'get our mojo' back in 1st shareholder meeting, deflects Microsoft talkJune 25th, 2009 Yahoo CEO promises shareholders to get 'mojo back'SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Yahoo Chief Executive Carol Bartz echoed the turnaround promises of her predecessors as she presided over the first shareholder meeting since her hiring, yet she left little doubt the slumping Internet company's new boss isn't the same as the old bosses.
Yahoo! Social Networking!May 22nd, 2009 After declaring web of objects, Yahoo Inc now plans to venture into social networking to refurbish its line of products. Yahoo is looking to acquire companies that will support it to become a bigger player in social networking, as provided by Chief Technology Officer Ari Balogh. He told the Reuters Global Technology Summit that this is the good time for buying.
Microsoft, Yahoo join forces to challenge Google (Third Lead, changing dateline)July 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Tech giants Microsoft and Yahoo reached a long-awaited partnership Wednesday in a bid to challenge Google, which holds a 65 percent market share in online search. Under a 10-year deal, websites from both companies would use Microsoft's Bing search engine, which could now integrate Yahoo's considerable trove of search technology.
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