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Microsoft makes unsolicited $44.6b bid| Microsoft has made an aggressive bid to buy struggling behemoth, in hopes that the combined forces would create a formidable competitor Google. The offer leaves the decision in the hands of Yahoo's board. In making the unsolicited public acquisition offer, MS is hoping to force Yahoo's investors to support the deal as they bemoan a slumping share price. The surprise of... | |
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| Feb.4 |
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Google offers to help Yahoo
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| Feb.11 |
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Yahoo officially rejects Microsoft's takeover Yahoo Inc.'s board is saying that it 'substantially undervalues' the Web portal, but at the same time, left the door open for a counter offe...
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| Mar.5 |
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Board meeting postponed to stave off bid
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| Mar.15 |
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Yahoo, Microsoft hold informal talks
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| Apr.5 |
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Microsoft gives Yahoo deadline for deal
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| Apr.9 |
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Google and Yahoo to share web ads
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| Apr.26 |
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Yahoo mum as Microsoft's deadline passes
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| May.3 |
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Microsoft walks away from Yahoo Microsoft has dropped its 3-month-old bid to buy internet firm because the two sides cannot agree on an acceptable sale price
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| May.15 |
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Icahn Picks 10 Directors
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| May.18 |
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Microsoft gives Yahoo bid another go
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| May.22 |
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Yahoo postpones meeting, battle Icahn
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| Jun.4 |
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Investor steps up Yahoo campaign
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| Jun.12 |
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Yahoo-Google agree online ad deal
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| Jul.13 |
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Yahoo turns down another Microsoft offer Yahoo rejected an offer to sell its Internet search business to Microsoft. and leave the remainder of the company in control of Carl Icahn
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| Jul.21 |
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Yahoo, Icahn End Proxy Fight
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| Aug.1 |
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Board Re-Elected
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| Sep.17 |
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Google CEO 'committed' to Yahoo ad pact
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| Nov.5 |
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Google pulls out of Yahoo ad partnership
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| Nov.7 |
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Microsoft: No interest in buying Yahoo
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| Nov.17 |
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Jerry Yang Out As CEO Jerry Yang plans to step down, ending a tenure that was marked by a slumping business and failed takeover by Microsoft
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| Dec.3 |
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Icahn: No Partial Yahoo Sale
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| Dec.10 |
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Investor pushes Yahoo to sell search unit
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| Jan.18 |
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OpenID plan might simplify Web log-ins |
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| Jan.21 |
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Yahoo expected to cut hundreds of jobs
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| Jan.29 |
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Yahoo to lay off 1,000. Profit Drops 23%
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| Feb.1 |
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Microsoft makes unsolicited $44.6b bid Microsoft has made an aggressive bid to buy struggling behemoth, in hopes that the combined forces would create a formidable competitor Google
| The offer leaves the decision in the hands of Yahoo's board. In making the unsolicited public acquisition offer, MS is hoping to force Yahoo's investors to support the deal as they bemoan a slumping share price. The surprise offer of $31 per share seizes on Yahoo's weakness while Microsoft tries to muscle up in a high-stakes battle with Google likely to define the technology for years to come.
Yahoo said it will 'carefully and promptly' study the bid
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| Feb.3 |
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Critics Question Potential Microsoft-Y Merger |
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| Feb.4 |
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Google offers to help Yahoo Eric Schmidt, Google's CEO, called Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang to offer help, just after Microsoft disclosed its $44.6 billion offer
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Microsoft urges to accept bid quickly |
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| Feb.5 |
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Yahoo running out of options |
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| Feb.9 |
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Yahoo weighs outsourcing ads to Google
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Yahoo Will Reject Microsoft |
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| Feb.11 |
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Yahoo officially rejects Microsoft's takeover| Yahoo Inc.'s board is saying that it 'substantially undervalues' the Web portal, but at the same time, left the door open for a counter offer | |
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| Feb.12 |
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Microsoft hints at hostile takeover |
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| Feb.13 |
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Yahoo in talks with News Corp.
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| Feb.15 |
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Yahoo laying off 490 workers in California |
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| Feb.19 |
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Gates: Microsoft Isn't Raising Yahoo Bid |
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| Feb.28 |
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Yahoo calls Microsoft bid a distraction |
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| Mar.5 |
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Board meeting postponed to stave off bid Yahoo has extended the deadline for nominating members to its board, a move that delays Microsoft from trying a hostile takeover
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| Mar.15 |
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Yahoo, Microsoft hold informal talks Microsoft Corp. executives met with their counterparts to lobby for a friendly merger
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| Mar.18 |
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Report predicts 3 years of success |
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| Apr.5 |
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Microsoft May Cut Yahoo Bid |
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Microsoft gives Yahoo deadline for deal The ultimatum, revealed in a letter from CEO Steve Ballmer to Yahoo's board, underscores impatience with the two-month merger saga
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| Apr.7 |
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Yahoo not opposed to deal with Microsoft
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| Apr.8 |
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Flickr photo site adds video
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| Apr.9 |
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Google and Yahoo to share web ads The world's two biggest search engines, have announced a 2 week experiment that will see them share advertising space
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| Apr.11 |
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Fierce battle over Yahoo/Microsoft deal
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| Apr.22 |
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Earnings slightly exceed expectations
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| Apr.24 |
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Yahoo-Google Alliance Probed |
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Microsoft Won't Increase Bid For Yahoo
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| Apr.26 |
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Yahoo mum as Microsoft's deadline passes Yahoo Inc. is setting the stage for the next chapter in the three-month standoff of technology titan
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| May.2 |
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Microsoft sweetened bid for Yahoo
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| May.3 |
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Microsoft walks away from Yahoo| Microsoft has dropped its 3-month-old bid to buy internet firm because the two sides cannot agree on an acceptable sale price. CEO Steve Ballmer withdrew the offer in a letter to Yahoo chief executive Jerry Yang. Microsoft had raised its offer from $44.6bn to $47.5bn - $33 per shar... | |
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| May.4 |
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CEO on hot seat after rebuffing Microsoft
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| May.5 |
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Shares Plummet After Microsoft Rejection
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| May.13 |
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Icahn considering attempt to oust board
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| May.15 |
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Icahn Picks 10 Directors Billionaire investor Carl Icahn officially launched an effort to unseat Yahoo board to pressure to restart merger talks with Microsoft
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| May.17 |
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Investor suit accuses of hiding evidence |
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| May.18 |
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Microsoft gives Yahoo bid another go Microsoft has made a new, downsized offer to cooperate with the Web portal while leaving the door open to a merger down the road
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| May.21 |
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T. Boone Pickens joins proxy contest
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| May.22 |
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Yahoo postpones meeting, battle Icahn Yahoo postponed a looming showdown for control of its board, giving itself more time to prepare a defense or negotiate a sale to Microsoft
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| May.31 |
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e-mail security program gains acceptance |
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| Jun.2 |
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Documents show Yahoo-Microsoft saga
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| Jun.4 |
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Investor steps up Yahoo campaign Outraged by new details about Yahoo efforts to complicate Microsoft takeover bid, Carl Icahn says he believes Yahoo's board will have to be ...
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Icahn tells board to scrap severance plan |
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| Jun.10 |
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Yahoo woos shareholders |
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| Jun.12 |
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Yahoo-Google agree online ad deal Yahoo has agreed a deal with Google which will see Yahoo use Google's advertising technology. Google ads will appear alongside Yahoo search results
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| Jun.17 |
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Shareholder wants to oust 4 from board |
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| Jun.26 |
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Yahoo shakes up management |
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| Jun.30 |
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Defense against Icahn taken to investors |
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| Jul.1 |
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Google-Yahoo ad deal probed |
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| Jul.2 |
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Microsoft Exploring Partnership For Yahoo
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| Jul.3 |
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Shares soar on new takeover rumor |
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| Jul.7 |
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M-soft wants to negotiate with new board
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| Jul.9 |
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Flickr turns to Getty to sell photos
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| Jul.13 |
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Yahoo turns down another Microsoft offer Yahoo rejected an offer to sell its Internet search business to Microsoft. and leave the remainder of the company in control of Carl Icahn
| The complex deal would have meant a major dismantling of Yahoo; the sale of its coveted search engine; the spin-off of its Asian assets and the ouster of its top management, including CEO Yang
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| Jul.19 |
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Board won support of major shareholder
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| Jul.21 |
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Yahoo, Icahn End Proxy Fight Yahoo is giving billionaire investor and 2 of his nominees seats on an expanded board, ending a high profile-fight for control of the Web po...
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| Jul.23 |
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CEO Upbeat Despite 2Q Results |
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| Jul.29 |
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Pickens Rips Yahoo Honchos |
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| Aug.1 |
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Board Re-Elected Leadership faced only a smattering of criticism at the annual meeting today over their handling of a failed Microsoft takeover bid
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| Aug.5 |
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Revised vote reveals disdain for board
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| Aug.14 |
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Biondi, Chapple new board members
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| Aug.29 |
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Google, Yahoo made ad deal |
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| Sep.4 |
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Shares drop to nearly 5-year low |
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| Sep.7 |
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Ad group opposes Yahoo-Google pact
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| Sep.11 |
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Yahoo to add third-party content
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| Sep.17 |
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Google CEO 'committed' to Yahoo ad pact Eric Schmidt defended the deal and said the company expected to implement it, despite signals that the pact might be challenged by feds
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| Sep.18 |
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Yahoo testing new home page design
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| Sep.24 |
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Chron, Yahoo! Team On Ads |
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| Oct.5 |
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Google And Yahoo Ad Deal Delayed |
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| Nov.5 |
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Google pulls out of Yahoo ad partnership Google has scrapped its Internet advertising partnership with struggling rival, abandoning attempts to overcome the objections of regulators
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| Nov.7 |
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Microsoft: No interest in buying Yahoo Yahoo shares dived nearly 13% after CEO of Microsoft said the software giant is not interested in renewing its bid
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| Nov.17 |
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Jerry Yang Out As CEO| Jerry Yang plans to step down, ending a tenure that was marked by a slumping business and failed takeover by Microsoft. A search for a successor has already started; Yang will resign after his replacement is found. He took the helm last ... | |
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| Dec.1 |
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Yahoo-Microsoft talks denied
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| Dec.2 |
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Acquisition rumor buoys stock
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| Dec.3 |
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Icahn: No Partial Yahoo Sale Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who is a Yahoo board member, gave mixed signals about AOL veteran Miller or anyone else acquiring Yahoo In...
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| Dec.10 |
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Investor pushes Yahoo to sell search unit Ivory Investment Management is adding to the pressure on the Web portal to restart talks with its rival
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| Dec.11 |
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Yahoo Job Cuts Start |
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| Dec.16 |
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Yahoo morphing into social networking site
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