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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...

Back in 2001, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) was the second-most popular name on the Internet after AOL and even attracted the interest of Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS). According to the Los Angeles Times, Yahoo was a likely takeover target at the start of the new century in a "race among AOL...

Featured stories this weekend in Barron's ponder the prospects for public sports team owner and a global health services company. The prospects for a commercial property owner are also examined in the wake of the Brexit vote. This week's cover story takes a closer look at the...

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s long drawn out process of selling its internet assets is being closely watched by Marni Walden. Walden is the head of product innovation and new businesses for Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) — the company widely considered to be a front-runner to acquire...

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....

After a lengthy and somewhat confusing bidding process to buy Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s Internet assets, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) are said to be preparing their final offer. According to Reuters, the two rival telecommunications companies will...

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) is actively looking for buyers to acquire its Internet properties. But, which of its many Internet properties are for sale? All of them? Some of them? Recode's Kara Swisher attempted to answer this difficult question that continues to confuse investors. Swisher pointed...

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) is expected to receive a bid for its internet properties from Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), but it may not necessarily be pleased with the offer. The Wall Street Journal, citing "a person familiar with the matter," reported late Monday evening that...

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is working with investment bankers at Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) as part of the bidding process to acquire Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s internet assets. Reuters, citing "people familiar with the matter," noted that the bankers Verizon...

The Wall Street Journal reported Friday morning that Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) may have ran into a bit of a roadblock in its quest to sell its internet assets. Yahoo's stock tumbled around 5 percent after WSJ suggested that bids for Yahoo's internet properties are falling in a range of...

Shares of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) tumbled 5 percent Friday morning following a concerning report from The Wall Street Journal that the company's asset sale process may not be proceeding according to plans. Yahoo has been looking to sell its Internet assets for quite some time and the...

The New York Post reported Wednesday evening that Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is "one step closer" to acquiring Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s Internet properties. The New York Post, citing its sources, noted that Yahoo's recent agreement with activist investor and major shareholder...