News tagged with jerry yang
Yahoo investor demands board ouster of co-founder
(AP) -- A major Yahoo shareholder believes the slumping Internet company would be better off without Jerry Yang on its board as it mulls a possible sale.
Nov 05, 2011 |
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Yahoo! to lay off 'thousands': report
Yahoo! is preparing to lay off thousands of workers in a sweeping restructuring being launched less than three months after CEO Scott Thompson took control, according to a report Monday.
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang resigns, shares jump (Update)
Jerry Yang, who co-founded Yahoo! nearly 17 years ago and had an ill-fated stint as chief executive, abruptly resigned from all of his positions with the struggling Internet company.
Jan 17, 2012 |
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China's Alibaba raising $3bn for Yahoo! stake: report
Chinese online commerce giant Alibaba plans to borrow $3 billion to buy back the stake Yahoo! owns in the company, a report said Thursday, as the struggling US Internet firm overhauls its Asia holdings.
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Yahoo shares rise on more takeover speculation
(AP) -- Shares of Yahoo Inc. rose Monday as more reports emerged that potential buyers are circling the Internet search company.
Oct 10, 2011 |
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Yahoo rallies on renewed hopes for Microsoft deal
Yahoo Inc. shares rose 4 percent Friday amid speculation it will team up with Microsoft Corp. in an online search advertising partnership aimed at mounting a more serious challenge to Google Inc.
Jul 17, 2009 |
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Yahoo! shuts down GeoCities
Yahoo! on Monday closed GeoCities, a free Web hosting service that it purchased for over three billion dollars at the height of the dot-com boom.
Oct 26, 2009 |
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'Multiple parties' interested in Yahoo!: memo
Yahoo! is fielding inquiries from "multiple parties" who have expressed an interest in the struggling Internet company, officials said Friday in a memo sent to employees and obtained by AFP.
Sep 24, 2011 |
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Microsoft, Yahoo! in search, ad talks
Microsoft and Yahoo! have held "early discussions" about possible Internet search and advertising partnerships, a leading Silicon Valley technology website reported on Friday.
Apr 10, 2009 |
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Yahoo's board under fire after firing of CEO Bartz
(AP) -- Carol Bartz's firing as Yahoo Inc.'s CEO isn't going to be enough to placate a loudening chorus of shareholders who believe Chairman Roy Bostock and his fellow board members also should be ousted after years of questionable ...
Sep 09, 2011 |
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Thompson brings tech background to Yahoo
Scott Thompson isn't an obvious pick to lead Yahoo, but he brings to the struggling Internet company expertise in technology and operations.
Jan 04, 2012 |
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Perplexing puzzle: Can Yahoo's luster be restored?
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. has gone through three different CEOs in five years. Whoever takes the helm now will face the same challenge: Solve one of the Internet's most perplexing puzzles.
Sep 08, 2011 |
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Yahoo's Yang gets $1 in rocky final year as CEO
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. limited co-founder Jerry Yang's 2008 compensation package to his customary $1 salary during his final year as chief executive, a tumultuous reign that unraveled after he rebuffed Microsoft Corp.'s $47.5 ...
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Yahoo co-founder urged to help oust chairman
(AP) -- A major Yahoo shareholder seeking to oust Chairman Roy Bostock is urging company co-founder Jerry Yang to join the crusade.
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Microsoft-led group readies Yahoo! offer: report
US software giant Microsoft and private investors are assembling a multi-billion-dollar offer to purchase Yahoo!, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Jerry Yang (entrepreneur)
Jerry Yang (traditional Chinese: 楊致遠; simplified Chinese: 杨致远; pinyin: Yáng Zhìyuǎn; born November 6, 1968) is a Chinese American entrepreneur and the co-founder, former CEO (or as he called himself, the Chief Yahoo) of Yahoo! Inc.
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