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Barron's Picks And Pans: Interpublic, Zimmer Biomet And More
Sunday, March 27, 2016 - 8:47pm | 614Featured stories this weekend in Barron's ponder the prospects for a global advertising company and a medical device company. Barron's offers two stocks that it thinks are worth a wager now, one of which is backed by Sam Zell. Other featured articles include a way to invest with Bill Ackman and...
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Canyon Capital Wants Yahoo To Move Fast
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - 10:57am | 198According to a report by Reuters, one of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s largest shareholder, Canyon Capital, is pushing management to pick up its pace of its asset sales. Yahoo said on February 19 that it remains "thoroughly committed" to exploring strategic alternatives, including...
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Report: Yahoo Will Reach Out To Potential Buyers As Soon As Monday
Monday, February 22, 2016 - 9:13am | 181Bloomberg reported on Sunday that Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) is planning on reaching out to potential buyers for its internet assets as soon as Monday. Bloomberg, citing "people familiar with the process," stated that Yahoo will reach out to potential corporate buyers including Verizon...
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Yahoo Issues Update On Special Advisory Committee, Notes Company Remains 'Thoroughly Committed To Exploring Strategic Alternatives'
Friday, February 19, 2016 - 1:06pm | 274Shares of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) were trading higher by nearly 2 percent late Friday afternoon after the company updated investors on its independent committee that was formed to evaluate strategic alternatives. Related Link: Yahoo To Weigh Strategic Options; Analyst Says 'They Need To Sell'...
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Yahoo Executive Blames Focus On User Growth For Revenue Miss
Friday, February 19, 2016 - 10:03am | 301According to The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s senior vice president who oversees publisher products has accepted part of the blame for the company's recent revenue miss. The Wall Street Journal quoted Yahoo's Simon Khalaf as saying he is "partly to blame" for Yahoo's fourth-...
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Activist Investor Taking 'Initial Steps' Towards Proxy Fight With Yahoo
Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 9:34am | 209Shares of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) were trading higher by more than 2 percent early Thursday morning after Bloomberg reported that activist investor and influential shareholder Starboard Value is "taking initial steps" in declaring a potential proxy fight with the company. Bloomberg...
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Report: Verizon's Tim Amstrong Given 'Leading Role' In Evaluating Yahoo's Assets For A Potential Bid
Monday, February 8, 2016 - 3:35pm | 247Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) has tasked Tim Armstrong, CEO of its AOL unit, a "leading role" in evaluating a potential acquisition of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s internet assets, according to Bloomberg. Citing "a person with knowledge of the situation,"...
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Vetr Top Raters Upgrade Yahoo And Viacom To 4.5-Star Stocks
Monday, February 8, 2016 - 12:31pm | 273Shares of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) have lost nearly 20 percent since the start of 2016 and nearly 40 percent over the past year. Similarly, shares of Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB) have lost close to 40 percent over the past year but are higher by around 1 percent since the start of the new year....
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Wall Street Yawns At Yahoo's Restructuring Plan
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - 6:19pm | 264Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) reported fourth-quarter results on Tuesday, prompting the equivalent of a yawn from Wall Street firms. The company is under increasing pressure to spin off core assets and optimize its mobile and search divisions. It met the Street's non-GAAP diluted EPS estimate...
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Investors Digest Yahoo's Q4 Results, Potential Spinoff Or Sale
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - 9:03am | 379Shares of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) were trading lower by 1.5 percent early Wednesday morning following the release of the company's fourth quarter results. Yahoo reported after Tuesday's close that it earned $0.13 per share in the fourth quarter on revenue of $1.273 billion. Wall...
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BGC's Gillis: Yahoo! Inc. Turnaround 'Best Done Out Of Public Eye'
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 - 3:26pm | 321Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) is a "turnaround play that's shown very little turnaround," BGC Partners analyst Colin Gillis said on CNBC Tuesday. The company is "best served being sold and turned around privately," he added. Gillis currently holds a Buy rating on Yahoo....
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Report: Marissa Mayer Isn't Going Anywhere
Monday, February 1, 2016 - 12:13pm | 318Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer has no plans on relinquishing her title anytime soon, at least according to a report by the New York Post. According to the report, Yahoo's "embattled" CEO has earned the nickname "Evita" after the musical about Argentina'...
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Did Yahoo's Marissa Mayer 'Accidentally' Fire Dozens Of Employees?
Monday, February 1, 2016 - 10:00am | 262According to a report by the New York Post, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer "accidentally started swinging the ax," which resulted in dozens of employees losing their jobs. It's no secret that pressure continues to mount for Mayer to take drastic action to turn around...
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Google, Yahoo And LinkedIn: Who Can Beat Earnings Expectations?
Sunday, January 31, 2016 - 8:41pm | 640Three Internet giants are on deck to share their latest earnings results this week. Analysts are looking for strong earnings growth from Google-parent Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD). Expectations for Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) are considerably more...
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TechCrunch: Yahoo Closed Its Offices Mexico City, Buenos Aires
Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 3:56pm | 184According to TechCrunch, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s initiatives to downsize its regional operations is already underway. TechCrunch reported that Yahoo has closed its offices in Mexico City, Mexico and Buenos Aires, Argentina. The publication confirmed the news directly with a Yahoo...