Yahoo AOL merger

There was a time when a merger between Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) and AOL, Inc. (NYSE: AOL) would have inspired antitrust whispers. The days when these two companies dominated the web are long gone, but could a merger between the two be the best path forward? Activist hedge fund Starboard Value...

Merger talk concerning Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) and AOL, Inc. (NYSE: AOL) is nothing new, and last week, a new spin on the situation began to circulate. Starboard Value, an activist hedge fund headed by Jeffrey Smith, recommended that the company join forces with AOL in a letter...