Yahoo board wins solid shareholder backing in vote
SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's (YHOO.O) board of directors won strong backing from shareholders at its annual meeting on Friday, with Jerry Yang, the company's embattled CEO, receiving 85 percent of the vote in his favor.
Nations:U.S. People:Carl Icahn Activities:Microsoft - Yahoo Deal Source:(Reuters)
2008-08-01
S&P: Home prices drop by record 15.8 pct. in May
NEW YORK - Home prices tumbled by the steepest rate ever in May, according to a closely watched housing index released Tuesday, as the housing slump deepened nationwide.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch Source:(AP)
2008-07-29
Brangelina twins are million-dollar babes
PARIS - They are the ultimate million-dollar babes. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's new twins, a girl and a boy born by Caesarean section on Saturday, are barely a few hours old but already their first photos are worth a fortune.
Nations:France People:Britney Spears Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt Activities:Pitt & Jolie Source:(AP)
2008-07-13
Yahoo spurns Microsoft again as bad blood boils
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc. has rejected Microsoft's latest attempt to buy its online search operations in a "take or leave it" proposal that Yahoo said would have dismantled its Internet franchise.
Nations:U.S. People:Carl Icahn Activities:Microsoft - Yahoo Deal Source:(AP)
2008-07-13
Microsoft says willing to restart Yahoo talks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Monday said it would be willing to reopen talks to buy all or part of Yahoo Inc -- but only if a new Yahoo board is elected, a major boost for investor Carl Icahn's board slate.
People:Steve Ballmer Carl Icahn Activities:Microsoft - Yahoo Deal Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-07
Bill Gates: PC Genius, Internet Fool
Bill Gates, who for years was the richest man in the world, is also one of the smartest. But even he couldn't figure out how to beat the Internet-how to transition his grand old monopoly software company, Microsoft, into a business that thrives on the Net. And so he begins his retirement today from Microsoft as the PC era's biggest winner, and the Web era's most spectacular casualty.
People:Bill Gates Steve Ballmer Source:(Time)
2008-06-30
Bill Gates to sign off at Microsoft
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Macintosh computer fanatics won't have Bill Gates to kick around anymore. The Microsoft co-founder whose boyish face and nerdy manner epitomizes the US software colossus spends his last day at the office on Friday.
People:Bill Gates Steve Ballmer Source:(AFP)
2008-06-27
U.S. cities cut services, raid reserves on fuel cost
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Surging fuel prices are forcing cities across the United States to cut back on services and dip into cash reserves to keep their fleets on the road, according to a survey released on Friday.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis Source:(Reuters)
2008-06-20
Yahoo seeks Google's aid after Microsoft talks die
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc. became Microsoft Corp.'s takeover prey largely because Google Inc. established such a commanding lead in the Internet's lucrative search advertising market.
People:Steve Ballmer Carl Icahn Sergey Brin Activities:Microsoft - Yahoo Deal Source:(AP)
2008-06-13
Yahoo ends all talks with Microsoft, shares plunge
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc.'s efforts to revive takeover talks with Microsoft Corp. have reached a dead end, setting the stage for the Internet pioneer to turn over a piece of its advertising platform to online search leader Google Inc.
People:Steve Ballmer Carl Icahn Activities:Microsoft - Yahoo Deal Source:(AP)
2008-06-12
Icahn to seek removal of Yahoo CEO Yang
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn would seek to remove Jerry Yang as chief executive of Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) if Icahn succeeded in a proxy battle against the company over its failure to reach a deal with Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O), The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
People:Carl Icahn Activities:Microsoft - Yahoo Deal
2008-06-03
Microsoft abandons Yahoo bid, rebuffing higher sale price
Microsoft Corp. has withdrawn its $42.3 billion bid to buy Yahoo Inc., scrapping an attempt to snap up the tarnished Internet icon in hopes of toppling online search and advertising leader Google Inc.
People:Steve Ballmer Activities:Microsoft - Yahoo Deal
2008-05-03
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