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- Yahoo announces Icahn's board members
- Yahoo appointed former Viacom CEO Frank J. Biondi, Jr. and John H. Chapple, former CEO of Nextel Partners, to its board of directors, filling the two new seats created when activist investor Carl Icahn agreed to drop his proxy fight for control of the board last month. Icahn is also...
- Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., CEO, Chapple, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-08-14
- Yahoo: Our board a lot less loved today
- Yahoo: Our board a lot less loved todayA conspiracy theorist would say this was done intentionally......by Yahoo in order to convince Ichan to throw in the towel before the fight even began due to overwhelming odds.There are still law suits...pending over the handling of the MS deal. This votes outcome...
- Tags: Corporate governance, Yahoo! Inc., board
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Yahoo: Our board a lot less loved today
- Yahoo's shareholder meeting last Friday looked like a resounding victory for CEO Jerry Yang and Chairman Roy Bostock. The reality was a bit different. The company failed to tabulate the results correctly and was prodded to check the results after investors started griping. Suddenly, Bostock and Yang...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Financial Accounting, Corporate Governance, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- News to know: iPhone Dev Camp; So long computer science; Intel
- Notable headlines: Andrew Mager: Touring iPhone Dev Camp 2 Live: Day 2 from the iPhone Dev Camp 2 Hands full? Get the iPhone arm Video: Spectrum ZX game montage Dion Hinchliffe: Enterprise cloud computing gathers steam ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Comcast Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Computer Science, Broadband, Computer, Intel Corp., Robots, Corporate Governance, Digital Cameras, Federal Government, Monitors & Displays, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Emerging Technologies, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Government, Hardware, Components, Telecommunications, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- Yahoo's Bostock says Board "called the shots" about Microsoft.
- updated: Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock takes the stage to address shareholders. The bottom line: The handling of the Microsoft proposal was handled by the board from the beginning. "We called the shots and we were deeply involved in every step of the way... Our Number One prirority...
- Tags: Shareholder, Jerry Yang, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- Icahn: I'm not showing up to Yahoo's shareholder meeting
- Talk about anticlimactic: Billionaire investor and proxy war ninja Carl Icahn isn't going to bother showing up to Yahoo's shareholder meeting on Friday. In a post, Icahn--newly muzzled courtesy of a deal he cut with Yahoo--writes: I will not be attending. The proxy fight is over...
- Tags: Shareholder, Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- Yahoo, Icahn settle proxy fight: Assessing winners and losers
- Updated below: Yahoo and billionaire investor Carl Icahn have settled their looming proxy war. According to a statement Monday, Yahoo's board of directors will be expanded to 11 members and one of those seats will go to Icahn. The two remaining seats will be filled based on...
- Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Microhoo mudslinging: Icahn says Yahoo distorts facts of offer; Microsoft agrees
- The Microhoo saga gets messier by the minute and will probably get worse as we near the Aug. 1 shareholder meeting where Carl Icahn tries to boot Yahoo's board and CEO Jerry Yang. We're back to dueling letters again and the saga is very messy Techmeme. On...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Search, Yahoo! Press Release, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-14
- Yahoo rejects latest Microsoft-Icahn proposal; Calls Microsoft 'erratic'
- Yahoo says it has rejected another offer from Microsoft and Carl Icahn. The latest offer, delivered Friday, was another gambit to acquire Yahoo's search business. Yahoo's overall message: If Microsoft is serious step up and buy the whole company "for at least $33 per share." Yahoo also...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-13
- Yahoo silent on latest rumors of renewed Microsoft talks
- In its June 25 letter to stockholders, Yahoo Board Chairman Roy Bostock and CEO Jerry Yang had nothing to say about the supposed renewal this week of talks with Microsoft. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Corporate Governance, Search, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
- Meet Jerry Yang, pinata
- Meet Jerry Yang, pinataYahoo customers are walking.http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/06/marketers-see-l.htmlEveryone thinking Yaoo/Google was such a great idea, think again.RE: Meet Jerry Yang, pinataShame, really, because Yang esssentially stood up for employees and customers.Gee, what a concept.If MS took over Yahoo, there would have been massive layoffs, and the Yahoo products, and the consumers...
- Tags: INTERNET, Benefits, Investment, Yahoo! Inc., Yang, Meet Jerry Yang, Microsoft Corp., Jerry Yang
- Discussion threads 2008-06-16
- Microsoft and Yahoo stop talking, and Google wins
- Today Microsoft and Yahoo officially stopped talking -- the day, I'm sure, Yahoo investors were dreading. The hope that Microsoft and Yahoo might still work out a deal fizzled, and as result, Yahoo shares plummeted 10% before trading ended today. today announced that discussions with Microsoft...
- Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-06-12
- Yahoo's Google ad deal: Savior or mistake?
- Yahoo has made it official: It is teaming up with Google on search advertising, but the ripple effects--both short-term and long-term--are just beginning. The two companies have announced a broad agreement where Yahoo uses Google's text advertising, but stops short of completely outsourcing search. Among the key...
- Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., Termination Fee, Text Advertising Business, Carl, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-12
- Yahoo nears Google search deal; Icahn's plan goes kaput as Microsoft talks end
- Yahoo is reportedly near a search deal with Google and plans an unrelated reorganization. Meanwhile, Microsoft says it's no longer interested in Yahoo. Add it up and billionaire investor Carl Icahn's grand plan to cash in on Yahoo just went kaput. First, the news. News.com's Stephen Shankland...
- Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Search, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Corporate Governance, Construction, Search, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-12
- Icahn miffed at Yahoo response; Has Google envy too
- Another day another Carl Icahn to Roy Bostock letter. In this installment, our activist billionaire is annoyed by the Yahoo chairman's terse response to his previous letter. Hmm. Maybe these folks should just pick up the damn phone. Anyway, here's the letter. You can...
- Tags: Shareholder, Google Inc., Eric Schmidt, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Plan, Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-09
- Icahn on Yahoo: I'd hire a 'talented and experienced' CEO
- In his latest missive to Yahoo's board of directors, activist shareholder Carl Icahn blasts chairman Roy Bostock and outlines what he'd do if he gets control of the company's board. Right after he ditched Yahoo's poison pill, Icahn said he would "ask our new board to hire a talented...
- Tags: Poison Pill, Shareholder, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Plan, CEO, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-06
- Carl and Yahoo's dueling banjo routine gets old
- See Carl Icahn blast Jerry Yang and Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock over a compensation plan to fend off a Microsoft bid. See Roy tell Carl he's manipulating facts and using allegations from a complaint that has no merit. See Larry's eyes glaze over. Anyone else sick of...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-05
- Yahoo to Icahn: You misunderstand
- Yahoo's board has responded to activist investor Carl Icahn: "Your letter reflects a significant misunderstanding of the facts about the Microsoft proposal." That letter--delivered by Icahn earlier Thursday Techmeme--has one theme: Yahoo's board botched the Microsoft deal and hasn't served shareholder interest. In its...
- Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Stockholder, Proposal, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?
- As expected, billionaire Carl Icahn launched his proxy war to turn over Yahoo's board of directors and one of his nominees is Mark Cuban, who sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo and then took those funds to buy the Dallas Mavericks. Just for entertainment value I may buy a...
- Tags: Shareholder, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Chairman, Mr., Mark Cuban, Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Director, Yahoo Shareholder, Bebchuk, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
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