All Posts Tagged With: "Jerry Yang"
Yahoo Grasping at Straws with Google Deal
Yahoo ‘Completely Botched’ Microsoft Merger
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
“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
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?
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
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