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A report from Variety said that Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) has decided to shut down its online video segment, Yahoo Screen. Variety noted that Screen livestreamed an NFL game in October, offered clips of "Saturday Night Live," and aired the TV series "Community." Yahoo...

Eric Jackson is the managing director of SpringOwl Asset Management, a hedge fund that holds a stake in Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) Jackson recently released a 99 page presentation outlining his plan to cut Yahoo's workforce by 75 percent and replace its CEO Marissa Mayer with a more operations-...

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) and Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)'s NBC Sports Group on Monday announced they have agreed to renew their partnership. As part of the agreement, the two companies collaborated together to deliver content on Yahoo Sports. Specifically, NBC provided video...

Shares of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) were trading higher by 2.5 percent early Wednesday after the company said it has decided to "suspend work" on the previously proposed Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) spin-off. The company will evaluate alternative transaction structures...

Media publications reported on Wednesday that Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s board of directors will convene to discuss a potential sale of the company's core Internet business. Given Yahoo's $30 billion ownership stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA), some investors speculated that...

Shares of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) have lost more than 30 percent over the past year. Bob Peck of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey maintained a Buy rating and $40 price target on Yahoo's stock. Peck noted three ongoing concerns: core turnaround progress, tax issues with an Alibaba Group...

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) offered a live stream of Sunday's NFL game featuring the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Buffalo Bills. Yahoo's streaming offering attracted 15.2 million unique viewers, 33 percent of which were international users. Yahoo partnered with more than 30 top...

Shares of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) were trading lower by nearly 2 percent during Wednesday's pre-market session following its third-quarter print. Sameet Sinha of B. Riley downgraded Yahoo to Neutral from Buy with a price target slashed to $35 from a previous $50. Sinha cited Yahoo...

Shares of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) have lost nearly 35 percent year-to-date. Bob Peck of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey commented in a note that "quality executives" continue to leave the company. Peck added that attracting and maintaining key executives has been "the heart...

In various reports published Tuesday, Susquehanna analyst Shyam Patil initiated coverage of various social media companies. Patil initiated coverage of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) with "Positive" ratings while shares of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) and Yelp...

Marissa Mayer is frequently criticized for her performance as the CEO of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), but could she do better at another firm? Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) has been on the hunt for a new CEO ever since Dick Costolo announced his resignation. Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter, took...

Investors might be too distracted to care how Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) performed during the second quarter. "It's always tough to get a good read on Yahoo because there's so many changes," B. Riley & Co. analyst Sameet Sinha told Benzinga. "Ultimately it comes down...