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Top News - WebProNews - Jul 21, 2008
Christmas - or at least August 1st - has come early. It seems the Yahoo-Icahn proxy mess is resolving itself, with both parties agreeing to a compromise that'll put Icahn and two of his supporters on Yahoo's board of …
Also tagged: yahoo, carl icahn, jerry yang
WebProNews Feed - Jul 16, 2008
Jerry Yang's facing all sorts of problems, and his own words may be digging him a little deeper. According to what Microsoft's general counsel told a Senate antitrust panel, Yang recently admitted that Yahoo's deal …
Also tagged: google, jerry yang
WebProNews Feed - Jul 14, 2008
Microsoft and Yahoo both employ intelligent, well-educated men and women. Carl Icahn's pretty sharp, too. Recent acquisition dealings seem to have turned a great many people into finger-pointing fifth graders, though …
Also tagged: carl icahn
WebProNews Feed - Jul 13, 2008
Yahoo formally rejected a proposal from Microsoft and Carl Icahn in a statement issued on Saturday. They had been given 24 hours to reach a decision by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Friday night. They reached a …
Top News - WebProNews - Jul 11, 2008
August 1st is getting quite close, and by all accounts, that date may well be Yahoo's doomsday. Only here's an interesting point: there are more signs that Google is siding with those who would oppose Microsoft. read …
Also tagged: google, yahoo, eric schmidt, jerry yang
Top News - WebProNews - Jul 7, 2008
A certain tradition involving Charlie Brown, Lucy, and a football began over 50 years ago. Now, as Yahoo has once again claimed it's open to the idea of an acquisition, it's beginning to look like Steve Ballmer and …
Also tagged: microsoft, yahoo, carl icahn
WebProNews Feed - Jul 7, 2008
As things stand, Microsoft claims to be done negotiating with Yahoo. But Redmond's best-known corporation has announced that it is willing to reenter acquisition talks if Carl Icahn wins his proxy fight. read more
Also tagged: microsoft, yahoo, carl icahn
WebProNews Feed - Jun 4, 2008
It's a good news/try not to choke Jerry Yang situation for anyone eager to see the Microsoft-Yahoo mess resolved; a firm-looking date has been set for Yahoo's shareholder meeting, yet it's on the slightly faraway day …
Also tagged: financial, yahoo, carl icahn
Top News - WebProNews - Jun 3, 2008
Thoughtful, objective people tend not to shout "no" before others can even pose a question. Jerry Yang's looking less than neutral, then, as newly released documents show that he prepared to reject an acquisition bid …
Also tagged: microsoft, yahoo, jerry yang
WebProNews Feed - May 31, 2008
In the never-ending Yahoo-Microsoft mess, we might be getting somewhere; Carl Icahn has received a wave from the FTC. The billionaire can buy even more shares of Yahoo's stock and push his proxy fight forward. read more
Also tagged: financial, yahoo, ftc, carl icahn