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Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) is in the Technology Industry
- Revenue
- Dec 31 2007
- $6.9B
- Profit
- Dec 31 2007
- $660.0M
- Market Cap
- May 14 2008
- $37.3B
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Shareholders File New Legal Claims in Yahoo Case
By Martha Graybow NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors suing Yahoo Inc YHOO over its rebuff of Microsoft Corp's MSFT $47.5 billion buyout bid have filed a new case that adds company co-founder David Filo as a defendant, but they say much of their...
Icahn's Yahoo Fight Puts Microsoft in Driver's Seat
By Daisuke Wakabayashi SEATTLE (Reuters UK) - Two weeks after Microsoft MSFT abandoned its pursuit of Yahoo YHOO, a proxy fight launched by activist investor Carl Icahn has put Microsoft in the driver's seat. Icahn wants Yahoo to reopen talks with Microsoft, saying the company's...
Softbank and Alibaba form USD20m venture
Japan's third-largest mobile carrier Softbank and China's largest online marketplace, Alibaba, are tying up in a USD20m joint venture to launch a Japanese portal. Called Alibaba Japan, the website will be 65% owned by Softbank, with Alibaba - itself partly owned by Softbank - owning the rest. The venture...
Yahoo! signs ad deal with WPP
Yahoo! has agreed a partnership deal with WPP that will give the ad giant access to Yahoo!'s ad exchange. The deal, which was reached for undisclosed terms, will open WPP to more ad inventory as the firms work together to develop a WPP marketplace. The move comes as billionaire...
Icahn eyes Yahoo!--Rumour
Fresh from its battle fending off Microsoft, Yahoo! may soon face another takeover attack--this time from billionaire investor Carl Icahn.Several media sources are reporting that Icahn is scooping up Yahoo! stock in apparent preparation for an attempt to replace the internet company's board of directors with his own candidates....
Ichan buys Yahoo! stake in proxy threat
Billionaire investor, Carl Ichan, has bought up to 50m shares in Yahoo! and may be set to launch a proxy battle to replace the internet firm's board, report CNBC and The Wall Street Journal WSJ. The 3.5% stake, worth roughly USD1.3bn, has reportedly been amassed in the last two...
Icahn plans Yahoo! proxy fight - Rumour
Billionaire investor, Carl Icahn, has bought up to 50m shares in Yahoo! and may be set to launch a proxy battle to replace the internet firm's board, report CNBC and The Wall Street Journal WSJ. The 3.5% stake, worth roughly USD1.3bn, has reportedly been amassed in the last two...
HP to Buy EDS in Challenge to IBM
By Franklin Paul NEW YORK (Reuters UK) - Hewlett-Packard HPQ plans to buy technology outsourcing company Electronic Data Systems EDS to better compete against IBM IBM, but Wall Street questioned whether the $12.6 billion (6.5 billion pound) deal for a slow-growing company was overpriced. HP...
HP Challenges IBM With $12.6 Billion EDS Deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co HPQ has struck a deal to buy Electronic Data Systems Corp EDS for $12.6 billion, seeking to boost its technology services business to better compete against market leader IBM IBM. The companies said the deal values EDS...
Lycos Europe seeks US or Asian firm for buyout deal
Lycos Europe is looking to foreign companies for a buyout offer, following the loss-making firm's announced last month that it has hired Dresdner Kleinwort to advise it on its options. Lycos Europe CEO, Christoph Mohn, tells the Financial Times that the firm could be a valuable way for an...
Yahoo! buys search plugin for Apple's Safari
Yahoo! has bought Inquisitor, a search assistant for Apple's web-browser Safari. Inquisitor provides real-time search results that appear in a pop-down window while users are typing their query. It also orders results based on the user's history and provides advanced search refinement options. The startup has recently released an...
Powerset launches semantic search amid rumours of Microsoft bid
Microsoft is rumoured to be interested in Powerset, a semantic search startup launching this week after nearly two years in the making, says news site CNET. Dave Wehner, of investment bank Allen & Co, is reportedly helping the company review its options including a sale, adds tech blog TechCrunch....
Yahoo! buys Safari search plugin
Yahoo! is acquiring Inquisitor, a search assistant for Apple's web-browser Safari, for an undisclosed sum. Inquisitor provides real-time search results that appear in a pop-down window while users type their query. It orders results based on the user's history and provides advanced search refinement options. The startup recently released...
Sorrell Says It's a Shame Microsoft-Yahoo Talks Failed
NEW YORK (Reuters UK) - The advertising industry lost a potential balancing influence in the Web search market when deal talks between Microsoft MSFT and Yahoo YHOO broke down, the chief of ad services group WPP WPP said on Fr
MySpace partners with Yahoo!, eBay and Twitter for ?data availability’
MySpace is announcing a ?data availability’ initiative that will see users able to share their MySpace data across a series of partner sites, including Yahoo!, eBay, Twitter and Photobucket. Although the move does not represent full data portability, with MySpace a member of the Data Portability...
MySpace to share data with Yahoo!, eBay, Twitter and more
MySpace is partnering with sites including Yahoo!, eBay, Twitter and Photobucket to share its data across the different networks. The 'data availability' initiative is the social network's first step in supporting full data portability, which uses open source standards to allow free sharing and use of different data and...
Microsoft Frees Rival Slate From Yahoo Commitment
By Anupreeta Das SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters UK) - Microsoft MSFT has released the nominees on its rival slate from their commitment to stand for election to Yahoo YHOO board in the event of a proxy fight, a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday. The...
Google Sees YouTube Products Soon; Warm on Yahoo
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Google Inc GOOG expects to launch new products for its YouTube Web video service in the next few months and sees reason for closer cooperation with Yahoo Inc YHOO, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on...
MySpace to Let Users Share Profile Across the Net
By Kenneth Li NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp's NWSa MySpace social network will let users choose to share their public profile information, such as pictures, videos, and text, across the Web to spread its service beyond its own borders. At launch, the...
NYT unveils 25% stake in ad network, quadrantONE
The New York Times Company NYT invested USD1.9m for a 25% stake in the newly created online ad network quadrantONE, reveals a filing uncovered by paidContent. quadrantONE was founded in Feb by the NYT, Hearst, Gannett and Tribune, to serve ads on the online versions of the four publishers'...
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- Incorporated: 1995
- CEO: Mr. Jerry Yang
Yahoo!, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, is engaged in the provision of Internet services to its users and advertisers. To its users, Co. provides its owned and operated online properties and services. To its advertisers, Co. provides a range of tools and marketing services designed to enable businesses to reach its users. To developers, Co. provides an array of Web Services and Application Programming Interfaces, technical resources, tools, and channels to market. Co.'s offerings to users and businesses fall into five categories: Front Doors; Search; Communications and Communities; Media; and Connected Life.
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Yahoo! Inc. Company Info
Board of Directors
Mr. Roy J. Bostock
Non-Executive Chairman
Ms. Mary Agnes Wilderotter
Mr. Jerry Yang
Mr. Ronald W. Burkle
Mr. Eric Hippeau
Mr. Vyomesh I. Joshi
Mr. Arthur H. Kern
Mr. Robert A. Kotick
Mr. Edward R. Kozel
Mr. Gary L. Wilson
Contact Information
701 First Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA
408 349-3300
NAICS Code
Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services: 518
