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Yahoo dips below $10; Icahn, board called out

Yahoo dips below $10; Icahn, board called outI suspect Icahn......is building a powerbase and sounding out the money men before sharpening his dagger.RE: Yahoo dips below $10; Icahn, board called outIf you believe in the Yahoo brand and product for the long-term, $10 per share is a great buying opportunity.Andy...

Tags: Corporate governance, Financial accounting, Investment, Yahoo! Inc., Icahn, Icahn board, board

Discussion threads 2008-11-13

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News to know: iPhone; Win 7 upgrade answers; Psystar; SOA; Google

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Finally, some answers to Windows 7 upgrade questions Dion Hinchcliffe: Are the iPhone and social networks making...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Psystar, Photograph, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-26

Icahn to resign from Yahoo board

What a surpriseHe wanted to rape the company and pocket a ton of money like all modern American "investors".I hope no one really thought he wanted to build yahoo into something better.We know. But still, merging with Microsoft might be a good idea.Don't you think?Dittoditto. I really don't like the...

Tags: board, Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Icahn to resign from Yahoo board

Billionaire Carl Icahn, who launched a proxy war for control of Yahoo after co-founder Jerry Yang rejected a Microsoft takeover last year, said he will resign from Yahoo's Board of Directors, according to reports. Noting that the board no longer needs an activist, Icahn said he is...

Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-23

Is Carol Bartz a graduate of the Jobs-Ellison School of Management?

Everyone loves a bad-ass, right? The no-nonsense savior of the day who doesn't mince words or tip-toe around feelings but instead just comes in, says what needs to be said and does what needs to be done to get the job done. (I envision Mr. Wolf from Pulp Fiction herebut...

Tags: Succession Planning, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Carol Bartz, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-22

Yahoo execs talk Bartz, search deal and new opportunities

It wasn't even a year ago that conversations with Yahoo executives focused around the failed Microsoft deal, a proxy fight with Carl Icahn and a failed search deal with Google. Today, the company is talking about what it probably has wanted to talk about for a long time: partnerships, ad...

Tags: Partnership, Mobile, Yahoo! Inc., Video, Business Structures, Corporate Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Finance, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-02-25

Yahoo to name Bartz CEO; Now the fun begins

Updated: Yahoo will reportedly name Carol Bartz, former CEO of Autodesk, as CEO. According to the Wall Street Journal, Bartz has accepted the offer, capping a two-month search for a new leader. Bartz, 60, is the executive chairman of Autodesk. She stepped down from CEO of Autodesk...

Tags: Autodesk Inc., Yahoo! Inc., CEO, Carol Bartz, Corporate Governance, Internet, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-13

Yahoo shareholder pushes for Microsoft search deal; Assumptions too optimistic

Updated: Ivory Investment Management, a hedge fund that owns about 1.5 percent of Yahoo, is pushing the company to do a search deal with Microsoft, but the sticking point is valuation. Analysts say that Ivory's assumptions sound optimistic. In a letter reported earlier by CNBC, Ivory urges...

Tags: Revenue, Shareholder, EBITDA, Search Business, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Ivory Investment Management, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Search, Operational Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-10

Ballmer: We'd like a Yahoo deal, but don't need it

In a Q&A with Wall Street Journal reporter Nick Wingfield, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer reiterated that a search deal makes sense for both Microsoft and Yahoo but was quick to add that Microsoft is fully prepared to go it alone. Techmeme Ballmer is practically throwing open the...

Tags: Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-05

Yahoo headlines: What's fact and what's rumor?

If you're tired of rampant speculation about Yahoo's future, including headlines from legitimate news sources that are fueling the blogosphere with rumor and unconfirmed theories, raise your hand. Just as I suspected. I know it's been a while since I...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Source, CEO, Blogging, Corporate Governance, Internet, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-03

Icahn: 'I like Jerry'; Yahoo needs Microsoft search deal

Carl Icahn says he likes Jerry Yang and notes the former Yahoo CEO is a "charismatic guy," but Yahoo needs to do a Microsoft search deal since the company can't afford to fight Google. Icahn's remarks, made in an interview with Barron's subscription required a few days...

Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-29

Icahn averages down on Yahoo; Searches for break even

Carl Icahn added to his stake in Yahoo just before Thanksgiving and bought more than 6.77 million shares. Naturally, folks need to find the meaning in Icahn's move. Kara Swisher notes that Icahn may have upped his investment because Jerry Yang's replacement is about to...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, Kara, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-28

Yang out: Justice scrutiny paved the way

Some things are clear. If Jerry Yang had merely been doing a lousy job at running Yahoo, there would have been no "mutual" decision that he should step down as CEO. (NYT: "Jerry and the board have had an ongoing dialogue about succession timing, and we...

Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Corporate Law, Portals, Investment, Recruitment & Selection, Business Operations, Internet, Finance, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-11-18

Yahoo: Pondering Yang's replacement; The next move

Yahoo: Pondering Yang's replacement; The next moveWho would want the job is a better question.Why would anyone want to take on this job? I'm sure it pays more than I currently make, but look at how they treated Yang. Would you expect to be treated any better?Personally, I never...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Investment, Yang, Pondering Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Icahn

Discussion threads 2008-11-18

Yahoo: Pondering Yang's replacement; The next move

Now that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is out, the handicapping begins. Who will be Yang's replacement and what will that choice reveal about Yahoo's future? The story line Techmeme revolving around Yang's departure is familiar. Yang took over the company at the second worst time in Yahoo's...

Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., CEO, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Internet, Strategy, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-18

Jerry Yang to step down as CEO, back to Chief Yahoo

Jerry Yang, co-founder and CEO of Yahoo. will step down as CEO as soon as the board of directors finds a replacement, sources told All Things Digital's Boomtown blog today. Techmeme The company made a formal announcement shortly after the blog posting went live. ...

Tags: Jerry Yang, Board, Yahoo! Inc., CEO, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-17

News to know: Yahoo, Blackberry Storm, Black Friday leaks, Smartphones

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: Yahoo dips below $10; Icahn, board called out Larry Dignan: Verizon Wireless: Storm lands Nov. 21 Sean Portnoy: Best Buy...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Smartphone, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-14

Yahoo dips below $10; Icahn, board called out

Yahoo's stock is struggling to stay above $10, the ad deal with Google is in the history books and Microsoft has been quick to say "Not interested." And CEO Jerry Yang has turned into the Internet whipping boy over it. But Kara Swisher over at AllThingsDigital poses...

Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, Motorola Inc., Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-13

Google calls it quits on the Yahoo ad deal; Will Microsoft enter the picture?

Updated: In a move that's not terribly surprising, Google said Wednesday that it is scrapping its search advertising deal with Yahoo. Google's decision puts Yahoo's search business back in play and may bring Microsoft back into the picture. In a blog post, Google announced it was ending...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Business Structures, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-05

Handicapping the neutered Google-Yahoo ad deal

With the advertising deal between Google and Yahoo now in the Department of Justice's lap with restrictions two things are becoming clear. Yahoo will reap less revenue and Google is hanging in with a non-material deal to keep Microsoft out of the picture for a bit longer. ...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-04