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Yahoo Chair to step down as review continues
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 7 - Yahoo Inc Chairman Roy Bostock and three other board directors will step down as the struggling Internet company keeps up discussions on overhauling its prized Asian assets, including stakes in China's Alibaba Group and Yahoo Japan .
Yahoo Shakeup: Chairman Out, 3 Other Directors Out
Yahoo, No. 2 in search, shook up its board of directors a month after recruiting new CEO Scott Thompson from eBay’s PayPal unit.
Cyberplex unit to pay $4.8 million to Yahoo for poor traffic
Cyberplex Inc said its debt-laden unit Tsavo Media is required to pay Yahoo Inc $4.8 million for what the U.S. search company called low quality traffic from ads on Tsavo-run websites last year.
Facebook’s IPO Filing: 5 Things We Know Now
Facebook filed for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday, for the first time doing a public financial strip tease.
Facebook IPO: Zuck's Huge Payday Puts Him in the Biggest Leagues of All
Now that the Facebook filing is available, it's pretty clear that before he turns 28, CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be a billionaire. Maybe, if the IPO is as successful as hoped, he'll be worth about $28 billion.
New Yahoo CEO Says Company Needs to 'Do Better'
Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Scott Thompson said reviving the company's flagging display advertising business was his highest priority, even as he crafts a broader plan to bring the struggling Internet company back to fighting form.
Yahoo Inc’s Fourth Quarter Net Revenue Falls
Yahoo Inc's net revenue and profit fell slightly in the fourth quarter, as it experienced year-over-year declines in both its search and display ad business.
New Yahoo CEO says company needs to do better
Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Scott Thompson said reviving the company's flagging display advertising business was his highest priority, even as he crafts a broader plan to bring the struggling Internet company back to fighting form.
Yahoo revenue slips in Q4
Yahoo Inc's net revenue and profit fell slightly in the fourth quarter, the struggling Internet company's last quarter before new Chief Executive Scott Thompson took the reins.
As earnings loom, Yahoo investors look to future
Less than an hour before Yahoo reports earnings on Tuesday, investors are focused less on instant gratification and instead are betting on the long term.
Yahoo Earnings Match Estimates, Revenue Dips 14%
Yahoo, now under new management, reported mediocre fourth-quarter results Tuesday, with flat earnings of $24 cents a share, with about a 13 percent revenue dip to $1.32 billion.
Yahoo Earnings Outlook: Key may be Thompson’s Outlook for Revamp
Yahoo, now under new management, is scheduled to report mediocre fourth-quarter results Tuesday, with flat earnings around $24 cents a share, with about a 1 percent revenue dip to $1.19 billion.
Sarah Burke Death: Freestyle Skiier to Donate Organs
Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke, who died last week after a 'freak accident' during a routine training session, has donated her organs and tissues, according to Yahoo Sports.
Jerry Yang, Yahoo Co-Founder, Resigns
Jerry Yang, who co-founded Yahoo alongside David Filo in 1995, announced his resignation from the board of directors and all other company positions Tuesday, effective immediately.
Jerry Yang May Bid for Yahoo after Quitting Board
Yahoo, Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) has announced the resignation of Jerry Yang from its board of directors and all other positions he held at Yahoo. Additionally, Yang also resigned from the boards of Yahoo Japan and Alibaba Group.
Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang resigns
Yahoo Inc co-founder Jerry Yang has quit the company he started in 1995, appeasing shareholders who had blasted the Internet pioneer for pursuing an ineffective personal vision and impeding investment deals that could have transformed the struggling company.
Stock index futures gain, Yahoo in focus
Stock index futures pointed to a higher open for equities on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 up 0.4-0.5 percent at 1045 GMT.
Yahoo Co-Founder Yang Resigns, Shares Rise
Yang's abrupt departure comes two weeks after Yahoo appointed Scott Thompson its new CEO, with a mandate to return the once-leading Internet portal to the heights it enjoyed in the 1990s.
Yahoo co-founder Yang resigns
Yahoo Inc co-founder Jerry Yang has quit the company he started in 1995, appeasing shareholders who had blasted the Internet pioneer for pursuing an ineffective personal vision and impeding investment deals that could have transformed the struggling company.
Instant view: Yahoo co-founder Yang is out, shares jump
Yahoo Inc co-founder Jerry Yang, who started the company in 1995, has quit the board of the struggling Internet company.
Yahoo Co-Founder Jerry Yang Quits Board; Also Leaves Alibaba
Yahoo co-founder and one-time CEO Jerry Yang resigned from the company’s board as well as from the board of China’s Alibaba Group, where Apple has a 44 percent interest
Yu Darvish: Clock Ticking for the Rangers to Sign Prized Japanese Star
Texas has until Wednesday at 5 p.m. to sign the right-handed starter.
Google, Facebook Warned by High Court; Internet Giants Could be Blocked in India
Internet giants including Google and Facebook are embroiled in a growing battle in India over offensive content with a High Court judge warning websites.
Beyonce's Baby Girl Blue Ivy Carter is Youngest to Appear on Billboard Chart
Beyonce's baby girl Blue Ivy Carter hasn't even uttered her first word as yet but she has already created music history: Blue Ivy is the youngest person to appear on Billboard chart.
CES 2012: Industry Pros Demand Standards for Next-Generation Internet TVs
A series of top technology professionals involved with Internet TV, including VPs of Yahoo, Cisco Systems and Western Digital, warned consumer acceptance will be impede unless industry standards are adopted.
Yahoo Reportedly Searching for New Members of Its Board of Directors
Yahoo Inc. is searching for new members for its board of directors, following its hiring of a new chief executive, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Yahoo searching for new board members: source
Yahoo Inc is searching for new members for its board of directors, following its hiring of a new chief executive, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Yahoo Reveals New CEO; PayPal’s Scott Thompson Takes Charge of the Struggling Company
Yahoo named PayPal President Scott Thompson as its chief executive on Wednesday, hoping the well-regarded Internet technology and e-commerce expert will replicate his success at eBay Inc and turn around the struggling company.
Yahoo Downgraded at Jefferies
Jefferies & Co. downgraded its rating on shares of Yahoo Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) to hold from buy with a price target of $18, after the company announced the appointment of PayPal's President Scott Thompson as new chief executive officer and director effective Jan. 9.
Yahoo names PayPal's Thompson as CEO
Yahoo Inc named PayPal President Scott Thompson as its chief executive on Wednesday, hoping the well-regarded Internet technology and e-commerce expert will replicate his success at eBay Inc and turn around the struggling company.