In a just-filed 8-K Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) says its director Edward Kozel is resigning from the company’s board to (drumroll) “spend more time with family”, and that he would’ve done…

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Legg Mason star manager and 5.4 percent Yahoo shareholder Bill Miller isn’t interested in some JV or ad deal between Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO). Miller told Reuters…

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If Google (NSDQ: GOOG) expands its partnership with number two search ads provider Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), how will the company deal with the expected rush by regulators to slap it…

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Speaking whilst opening a new R&D center in Herzliya, Israel, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has gone on record with the gist of Sunday’s statement (via Reuters): “We are not bidding…

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Legendary investor T. Boone Pickens has picked up 10 million shares of Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), on the basis that betting on Carl Icahn is a good one. Pickens made the…

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Google’s (NSDQ: GOOG) top trio met whilst in the UK last night to discuss revived Microsoft-Yahoo talks. Earlier yesterday, CEO Eric Schmidt gave his first reaction to journalists: “It’s too…

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So far, things aren’t going exactly as planned in Carl Icahn’s attempt to bring Microsoft and Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) together, nonetheless, the battle continues. In a just-filed preliminary proxy, Icahn…

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Microsoft and Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) couldn’t make their breakup stick, but maybe they’re not yet ready to move in with each other. A day after announcing their return to the…

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Well, it didn’t exactly say that, but almost. In an internal e-mail by Kevin Johnson, president of the company’s Platforms & Services Division, right before its Advance 08 conference, the…

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With Carl Icahn pushing to get the two sides back into talks, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has issued a statement on where it stands with Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO). It’s a bit…

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Every year at Microsoft’s (NSDQ: MSFT) annual online ad gatherings in Seattle, the company offers the latest update on its vision for challenging Google (NSDQ: GOOG). WSJ argues that with…

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Although WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell used the term “frenemy” to describe Google’s (NSDQ: GOOG) relationship to the ad industry, to a lesser degree the the word was often applied…

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Every time things heat up at Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), they seem to play the Google (NSDQ: GOOG) card. In the days before it went into failed negotiations with Microsoft (NSDQ:…

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Just when Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) thought it could get back to putting their heads down, here’s CEO Jerrry Yang again, reminding the Yahoo team that it needs to stay focused…

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Consoling each other at acquisition travails and an overly-dominant Google (NSDQ: GOOG) respectively, Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) and WPP are trumpeting a partnership that will see the ad firm place its…

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The Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) board’s response to Carl Icahn just came over the transom in the form of a letter from Roy Bostock, chairman of the board. The gist: Icahn’s…

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“Blue Horseshoe Loves Yahoo.” As Carl Icahn officially launches a proxy throwdown at Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), Reuters reports that the Paulson Fund, a top hedge fund run by investor John…

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Alibaba.com and Softbank today announced formation of a joint venture company called Alibaba.com Japan. The total investment will be $20 million with Softbank accounting for 65 percent of the investment…

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When Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) assembled a slate for Yahoo’s (NSDQ: YHOO) board, the names didn’t matter too much: it was mainly about getting ten directors who would vote yes. For…

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Game on: Carl Icahn has confirmed a 59 million share stake in Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), and he plans to push for the marriage of it and Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), according…

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Carl Icahn has decided to fight a proxy battle with Yahoo and file a full board slate, Reuters is reporting, citing sources. The names could be announced as soon as…

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What are Yahoo shareholders doing today? They’re hitting reload on their browsers every second looking for some word on what Carl Icahn plans to do with his reported 50 million-share…

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This would certainly shatter the uneasy calm at Yahoo: CNBC is reporting that billionaire investor/gadfly Carl Icahn may launch a proxy fight at Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), and according to their…

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No blockbusters, but a few worthwhile nuggets from Yahoo’s (NSDQ: YHOO) latest 10-Q -- Lawsuits: Now that Microsoft’s (NSDQ: MSFT) bid is done for, Yahoo will keep getting fresh lawsuits,…

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The apparent end of acquisition talks between Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) is “a shame” for the advertising industry, according to Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO of the WPP…

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