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Yahoo Issues Update On Special Advisory Committee, Notes Company Remains 'Thoroughly Committed To Exploring Strategic Alternatives'
Friday, February 19, 2016 - 1:06pm | 274Read More...Shares of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) were trading higher by nearly 2 percent late Friday afternoon after the company updated investors on its independent committee that was formed to evaluate strategic alternatives. Related Link: Yahoo To Weigh Strategic Options; Analyst Says 'They Need To Sell'...
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Yahoo Executive Blames Focus On User Growth For Revenue Miss
Friday, February 19, 2016 - 10:03am | 301Read More...According to The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s senior vice president who oversees publisher products has accepted part of the blame for the company's recent revenue miss. The Wall Street Journal quoted Yahoo's Simon Khalaf as saying he is "partly to blame" for Yahoo's fourth-...
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Activist Investor Taking 'Initial Steps' Towards Proxy Fight With Yahoo
Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 9:34am | 209Read More...Shares of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) were trading higher by more than 2 percent early Thursday morning after Bloomberg reported that activist investor and influential shareholder Starboard Value is "taking initial steps" in declaring a potential proxy fight with the company. Bloomberg...
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Report: Verizon's Tim Amstrong Given 'Leading Role' In Evaluating Yahoo's Assets For A Potential Bid
Monday, February 8, 2016 - 3:35pm | 247Read More...Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) has tasked Tim Armstrong, CEO of its AOL unit, a "leading role" in evaluating a potential acquisition of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s internet assets, according to Bloomberg. Citing "a person with knowledge of the situation,"...
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Vetr Top Raters Upgrade Yahoo And Viacom To 4.5-Star Stocks
Monday, February 8, 2016 - 12:31pm | 273Read More...Shares of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) have lost nearly 20 percent since the start of 2016 and nearly 40 percent over the past year. Similarly, shares of Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB) have lost close to 40 percent over the past year but are higher by around 1 percent since the start of the new year....
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Wall Street Yawns At Yahoo's Restructuring Plan
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - 6:19pm | 264Read More...Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) reported fourth-quarter results on Tuesday, prompting the equivalent of a yawn from Wall Street firms. The company is under increasing pressure to spin off core assets and optimize its mobile and search divisions. It met the Street's non-GAAP diluted EPS estimate...
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Investors Digest Yahoo's Q4 Results, Potential Spinoff Or Sale
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - 9:03am | 379Read More...Shares of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) were trading lower by 1.5 percent early Wednesday morning following the release of the company's fourth quarter results. Yahoo reported after Tuesday's close that it earned $0.13 per share in the fourth quarter on revenue of $1.273 billion. Wall...
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BGC's Gillis: Yahoo! Inc. Turnaround 'Best Done Out Of Public Eye'
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 - 3:26pm | 321Read More...Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) is a "turnaround play that's shown very little turnaround," BGC Partners analyst Colin Gillis said on CNBC Tuesday. The company is "best served being sold and turned around privately," he added. Gillis currently holds a Buy rating on Yahoo....
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Report: Marissa Mayer Isn't Going Anywhere
Monday, February 1, 2016 - 12:13pm | 318Read More...Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer has no plans on relinquishing her title anytime soon, at least according to a report by the New York Post. According to the report, Yahoo's "embattled" CEO has earned the nickname "Evita" after the musical about Argentina'...
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Did Yahoo's Marissa Mayer 'Accidentally' Fire Dozens Of Employees?
Monday, February 1, 2016 - 10:00am | 262Read More...According to a report by the New York Post, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer "accidentally started swinging the ax," which resulted in dozens of employees losing their jobs. It's no secret that pressure continues to mount for Mayer to take drastic action to turn around...
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Google, Yahoo And LinkedIn: Who Can Beat Earnings Expectations?
Sunday, January 31, 2016 - 8:41pm | 640Read More...Three Internet giants are on deck to share their latest earnings results this week. Analysts are looking for strong earnings growth from Google-parent Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD). Expectations for Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) are considerably more...
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TechCrunch: Yahoo Closed Its Offices Mexico City, Buenos Aires
Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 3:56pm | 184Read More...According to TechCrunch, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s initiatives to downsize its regional operations is already underway. TechCrunch reported that Yahoo has closed its offices in Mexico City, Mexico and Buenos Aires, Argentina. The publication confirmed the news directly with a Yahoo...
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Yahoo Reportedly Using 'Invest-Maintain-Kill' List To Restructure Company
Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 12:43pm | 231Read More...Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) has a "kill list," at least according to a report by Re/code. Re/code reported on Thursday that Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has a "kill list" as part of a restructuring initiative. As part of this "kill list," management will evaluate various...
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's 'Twisted' Joke Is Killing Morale
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 2:21pm | 175Read More...According to the New York Post, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer may have offered a textbook lesson on how to kill morale at the company. The New York Post, citing "sources," reported that Mayer offered a "creepy" message that drew "nervous chuckles"...
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Yahoo's CEO Mayer's Spending Spree Has 'No End In Sight'
Monday, January 11, 2016 - 11:49am | 217Read More...According to the New York Post, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) is planning on spending $3 billion to "bolster" its "struggling" web content portfolio. The New York Post, citing "sources close to the company," reported that the "spending spree" could "...
