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Microsoft bids $44.6 billion for Yahoo

February 1, 2008 Offer--described by Yahoo as "unsolicited"--amounts to $31 per share, or a 62 percent premium above its closing stock price Thursday. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., aQuantive Inc., shareholder, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Microsoft's big bid for Yahoo

September 10, 2008 What Yahoo has, Microsoft wants, but Yahoo continues to play hard to get. The two companies still face a formidable foe in Google--and many questions about what they'll do next. Tune in here for th... TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., shareholder, margin, bid, Carl Icahn, Wall Street, antitrust, Google Inc., agreement, font, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Yahoo, Microhoo's biggest loser

May 9, 2008 Yahoo and Microsoft don't make a love connection, while Grand Theft Auto IV gets a lot of love. Also: Wild about WiMax. TAGS: shareholder, Yahoo! Inc., loser, Week in review, offer, merger, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Yahoo, shareholders convene--at last

August 2, 2008 At the annual shareholders meeting, Yahoo honchos continue to voice optimism about the company's future. Some investors had hoped for more action. TAGS: shareholder, Stephen Shankland, digital media, Dawn Kawamoto, Yahoo! Inc., investor, Jerry Yang, Carl Icahn, stock price, coverage, CEO, blog, video

Yahoo investors, and others, make noise on the Web

June 19, 2007 Eric Jackson credits his Internet campaign for organizing disgruntled Yahoo investors and helping to bring about Semel's departure as CEO. TAGS: shareholder, Terry Semel, hedge fund, investor, Yahoo! Inc., campaign, CEO

Shareholders blast CEO Semel for Yahoo performance

June 12, 2007 But they follow board recommendations to reject pay-for-performance and censorship proposals. TAGS: Terry Semel, shareholder, pay-for-performance, Internet search advertising, Yahoo! Inc., monetization, Jerry Yang, proposal, CTO, Google Inc., CEO, leader

What's Microsoft's next move in fight for Yahoo?

February 11, 2008 After a resounding "no" on its unsolicited buyout offer for Yahoo, Redmond will either up the ante or ready a one-two punch. TAGS: shareholder, BEA Systems Inc., investor, Yahoo! Inc., bid, punch, fight, buyer, proposal, Oracle Corp., offer, Microsoft Corp.

Yahoo's Jerry Yang is no Bill Gates

February 16, 2008 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says loyalists who want to give Yahoo's CEO one more chance are living in the past. TAGS: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Terry Semel, Bill Gates, shareholder, CEO, acquisition, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Yahoo-eBay deal a Google buster?

May 25, 2006 Multiyear partnership centered on advertising, e-commerce and search comes as Yahoo, eBay face threat from search juggernaut. TAGS: Terry Semel, shareholder, eBay Inc., Yahoo! Inc., e-commerce, leadership, Google Inc., CEO

Week in review: Yahoo snubs Microsoft--again

July 18, 2008 Microsoft and Carl Icahn tag-team on Yahoo, and it seems that just about everyone else got their day in court. Also: earnings season heats up. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., search business, proposal, shareholder, Week in review, Carl Icahn, Jerry Yang, court, offer, letter, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Yahoo snubs Microsoft

February 15, 2008 Yahoo thinks it's worth more, Danger is a buy, and BlackBerry is temporarily bye-bye. Also: Spying immunity for telcos. TAGS: Legg Mason Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Week in review, shareholder, T-Mobile Sidekick, reader, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Yahoo's bitter pill for Icahn

June 6, 2008 Yahoo's poison pill may keep Yang with the company. Icahn sets a price and sets out his terms. Meanwhile, we await what's up Steve Jobs' sleeve. Also: Green tech. TAGS: shareholder, Yahoo! Inc., pill, compensation, Week in review, Jerry Yang, CEO, Steve Jobs, letter, Apple Computer, Apple iPhone, Microsoft Corp.

Yahoo memo: Letter to Terry Semel from board of directors

June 18, 2007 A letter to Yahoo's exiting CEO says he was key to company's success, but that there is "no better person in the world to run Yahoo now" than co-founder Jerry Yang. TAGS: Terry Semel, Ed Kozel, Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., co-founder, shareholder, leadership, CEO, letter

Top Yahoo shareholders could support Microsoft

February 15, 2008 The Net giant is calling on Redmond to bump up its bid, but many of its largest shareholders have dual ownership in both stocks. TAGS: investor, Yahoo! Inc., M&A, shareholder, advisor, ownership, merger, Microsoft Corp.

Yahoo profit down on slowed display ad growth

July 17, 2007 Second-quarter revenue meets adjusted expectations in company's first financial results with Jerry Yang as CEO. TAGS: Terry Semel, Jerry Yang, Internet search advertising, Yahoo! Inc., net profit, shareholder, Google Inc.

Yang replaces Semel as Yahoo CEO

June 18, 2007 Terry Semel steps down one week after shareholders blast him over search company's financial performance. TAGS: Terry Semel, financial performance, shareholder, Yahoo! Inc., Jerry Yang, co-founder, CEO, leader

Week in review: Microsoft seconds Icahn bid

July 11, 2008 Steve Ballmer and Carl Icahn team up to oust Yahoo's board, while the release of the new iPhone draws crowds worldwide. Also: A major flaw in Internet gears. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., Week in review, Carl Icahn, transaction, shareholder, investor, Steve Ballmer, offer, interest, Microsoft Corp., letter, Apple iPhone, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer

Week in review: Teaming up against Google

February 1, 2008 Microsoft offers to buy struggling Yahoo for $44.6 billion to better compete against Google. Also: Vista's one-year anniversary. TAGS: monetization, Yahoo! Inc., Week in review, layoff, online advertising, Google Inc., merger, shareholder, reader, social networking, open source, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

FAQ: What's next for Microsoft's Yahoo bid?

February 1, 2008 Microsoft faces financial and legal hurdles in its unsolicited bid for Yahoo. CNET News.com walks you through the potential steps. TAGS: buyer, shareholder, offer, interest, Yahoo! Inc., negotiation, FAQ, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Heat returns to Yahoo

June 27, 2008 Billionaire activist investor wants to show the door to Yahoo's CEO, while Bill Gates walks away from day-to-day work at Microsoft. Also: A Facebook face-off. TAGS: Bill Gates, Yahoo! Inc., Week in review, Jerry Yang, CEO, shareholder, chairman, acquisition, president, Microsoft Corp.
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