Marissa Mayer

Some CEOs don't just run their companies - they also look good while doing it. While some executives may put fashion on the back burner, these four best-dressed CEOs in the United States take their fashion game to the next level while sporting designer threads and head-to-toe looks. The...

Back in 2012, activist investors Carl Icahn and Dan Loeb pressured Yahoo to sell half its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA). While meant to unlock shareholder value, the campaigns ultimately stunted continued returns. Former CEO Marissa Mayer, who inherited Yahoo shortly after the...

Sheryl Sandberg left her job as vice president of global sales and operations at Google (parent company, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)) to join Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and serve as its chief operating officer in 2008. But perhaps more important, her job at Facebook provided the...

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), which is considered one of the pioneers of the concept of remote working is having second thoughts. The company, which once had 40 percent of its 380,300 employees working from the comforts of their home, recently issued an ultimatum, asking...

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ)'s proposed acquisition of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YAHOO)'s operating business was finalized Tuesday. Deal Details The deal was put on hold earlier this year after the internet giant disclosed new revelations about various security breaches. Reports surfaced last...

In recent years, struggling companies have turned more and more to outsiders when looking for a direction change at the CEO position. These companies are hoping the past leadership success will translate to the struggling company as well. Unfortunately, there are plenty of times that these outsider...

There are many adjectives that could be used to describe Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) after a new data breach disclosed this week could result in Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) walking away from its planned $4.8 billion acquisition of some of Yahoo's assets. Data Breach Ramifications Gadfly's...

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s CEO Marissa Mayer made it clear she wants to remain CEO of the company, even though it has agreed to sell its Internet assets to Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ). Yahoo's remaining properties, including its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA), Yahoo!...

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s corporate entity radically changed on Monday after the company confirmed the sale of its Internet properties to Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ). Related Link: This May Explain Why Verizon Wants To Buy Yahoo's Properties We know what's next for Yahoo — the...

Bloomberg's Shira Ovide is clearly no fan of Marissa Mayer's decisions over the years. In fact, the many "missteps" Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s CEO has overseen over the past four years could "fill a thousand business school case studies," according to the pundit. With that said, here are a few...

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) dished out $4.4 billion last year to acquire AOL, so why is it spending another $4.8 billion to buy Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s Internet properties which Warren Buffett himself said have "deteriorated significantly"? According to The...

After months of investor activism, speculation and rumors, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) confirmed Friday's reports that it will acquire some of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s assets. Shares of Yahoo were halted early Monday morning and resumed trading at 7:20 a.m. EDT. Shares...

It was merely a matter of when, not if, Marissa Mayer's reign as CEO of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) would come to an end. According to Recode's Kara Swisher, the exact timing of this "should become clear very soon." Yahoo is scheduled to report its earnings after Monday's...

Allen & Co, a boutique investment bank firm with a focus on media and entertainment companies, hosts an annual shindig for the "who's who" of the industry. Last year's event at Idaho's Sun Valley Resort attracted more than 300 executives in the media, finance, politics and technology spaces....

According to more than two dozen investors and current and former Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) employees, things started to quickly unravel for the company after CEO Marissa Mayer failed to keep her secret 2015 pledge to investors to limit the company’s spending. The Wall Street Journal’s...