Friday, November 20th, 2009

Posts Tagged ‘ Jerry Yang ’

Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) is Getting its Act Together

Feb 23rd, 2009 | By Charles Delvalle | Category: Chart of the Day

My favorite CEO to hate was the ex-CEO of Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO), Jerry Yang.



Yahoo (YHOO) Names Carol Bartz New CEO

Jan 14th, 2009 | By Mike Caggeso | Category: Financial News

Yahoo Inc (YHOO) named Carol Bartz, 60, chairwoman of Autodesk Inc. (ADSK), its new chief executive following the departure of former company chief and co-founder Jerry Yang, who announced in November he would step down.



Yang Steps Down, Yahoo (YHOO) CEO Search Commences

Nov 19th, 2008 | By Mike Caggeso | Category: Financial News

Jerry Yang, Yahoo Inc.’s (YHOO) co-founder and chief executive officer, today (Tuesday) stepped down from his post under heavy shareholder pressure. Yang will return to his former role as board member and “Chief Yahoo!” – a non-so-flattering, if not ironic, title considering the heavy criticism he took in the past year – upon the appointment of his replacement.



Google Walks Away from Ad Deal, Yahoo! Searching for Answers

Nov 7th, 2008 | By Mike Caggeso | Category: Financial News

It’s got to be frustrating for Jerry Yang. The 40-year-old co-founder and CEO of Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) is sitting on top of the world’s most popular web site, yet he can’t compete with Google Inc.’s (GOOG) more effective search-engine advertising machine.



Yahoo Grasping at Straws with Google Deal

Jun 16th, 2008 | By Jason Simpkins | Category: Stock Market Investing

Jerry Yang, Yahoo Inc.’s (YHOO) chief executive officer, finally got his wish last Thursday when his company partnered with rival Google Inc. (GOOG) to enhance its online advertisement business.



Yahoo ‘Completely Botched’ Microsoft Merger

May 15th, 2008 | By Mike Caggeso | Category: Stock Market Investing

Carl Icahn is adding to his reputation as a boardroom bully. In a letter to Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) Chairman Roy Bostock, the billionaire investor threatened to seek control of the board and resuscitate takeover talks with Microsoft Corp. (MSFT).



Yahoo and Microsoft – the Lessons Investors Should Learn

May 7th, 2008 | By Ben Traynor | Category: International Investing

“So! Microsoft’s Yahoo bid fell through. What are your thoughts?” This was how I greeted our research director Theo when I let him into the office this morning he’d forgotten the door code again.



Why Yahoo! Isn’t Worth $37 a Share

May 6th, 2008 | By Jason Simpkins | Category: Featured, Financial News

Shares of Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) tumbled 15% yesterday (Monday) to close at $24.37 a share as investors responded to Saturday’s news that Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) would drop its $47.5 billion dollar bid for the beleaguered search engine firm.

But the tough times are just beginning for Yahoo, which must now prove why it is worth more than the lofty price Microsoft was offering.



Jerry Yang: Captain of a Sinking Ship?

May 5th, 2008 | By Contrarian Profits | Category: Featured, Financial News

Jerry Yang, CEO of the world’s number two internet search engine company Yahoo! Inc., is doing his best to put a positive spin on Microsoft’s withdrawal of its bid for Yahoo!

But with Yahoo! stock tanking and rival search engine company Google continuing to out pace Yahoo! the question is whether Yang’s “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” is enough to revive the flagging internet giant.



Microsoft Withdraws Yahoo Bid

May 5th, 2008 | By William Patalon III | Category: Stock Market Investing

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) last Saturday yanked its $44.6 billion bid for struggling Internet-search pioneer Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) after the two companies were unable to come to terms over the buyout price.