ARTICLES RELATING TO YAHOO

Yahoo! CEO promises 'something special'

2013-05-18 14:00

Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer is promising to unveil "something special" in New York City as she tries to attract more traffic and advertising to the internet company.

Yahoo CEO paid $37m for 6 months work

2013-05-01 07:53

Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer hauled in $36.6m in pay, bonuses and stock last year after just six months at the helm of the internet firm.

Yahoo! weaves Summly into iPhone app

2013-04-22 22:11

Yahoo! has released an iPhone app that weaves in story summarising software bought from a London schoolboy last month for a sum reported to be around $30m.

Yahoo profit soars but revenue falls

2013-04-17 07:57

Marissa Mayer's quest to revive Yahoo stumbled with word that revenue from display ads at the heart of its business shrank in the first three months of this year.

Foolery's frontline

2013-04-02 13:42

Goading gullible April Fools means free publicity for top firms.

Yahoo! gets make-over

2013-02-21 08:30

Yahoo! has sported a new look in a make-over tailored by style savvy and engineering smart chief Marissa Mayer.

Yahoo, Google in online ad alliance

2013-02-07 08:23

Yahoo! has announced an advertising alliance with Google, the company that dethroned the pioneering internet firm in the world of web search.

Yahoo profit tops expectations

2013-01-29 07:42

Yahoo shares bounced in after-hours trading as the struggling internet pioneer topped Wall Street expectations despite a slip in quarterly profit.

Yahoo! courts iPhone users with Flickr

2012-12-13 17:34

Yahoo! has joined the fray over smartphone photo-sharing by making it more enticing for iPhone users to use its Flickr service.

Yahoo buys more mobile expertise

2012-12-05 11:39

Yahoo has bought another Silicon Valley mobile startup as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to create more compelling products for smartphones and tablet computers.

Yahoo CEO Mayer gives birth

2012-10-02 10:42

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has given birth to a boy, adding motherhood to her challenges as she tries to steer the struggling internet firm in a new direction.

Yahoo shares dip as CEO mulls strategy

2012-08-10 08:35

Yahoo stock prices slid on word that freshly-appointed chief Marissa Mayer could overhaul the struggling internet pioneer's strategy to regain its faded glory.

New Yahoo CEO pregnant

2012-07-17 14:28

Marissa Mayer, the former senior Google executive who will take over the reins of internet pioneer Yahoo, is pregnant and expecting the baby in October.

Yahoo turns to new CEO for revival

2012-07-17 09:22

Yahoo has picked Google's Marissa Mayer to become its new CEO, turning to an engineer with Silicon Valley credentials to turn around the struggling internet firm.

Yahoo confirms password theft

2012-07-13 07:29

Some 450 000 Yahoo users' e-mail addresses and passwords have been leaked because of a security breach, the company has confirmed.

Yahoo, Facebook 'settle patent fight'

2012-07-06 22:10

Facebook and Yahoo have reached a deal that settles their patent squabbles and expands their licensing and advertising partnership, a report says.

Facebook and Yahoo in truce talks

2012-06-21 14:55

Facebook and Yahoo! are in patent war truce talks that could end a legal battle between the companies, according to court documents.

Yahoo ditches digital newsstand for iPads

2012-05-25 22:00

Yahoo has shuttered its fledgling digital newsstand for iPads in what it said was the start of a product purge intended to make the floundering internet pioneer more nimble.

Yahoo to sell Alibaba stake

2012-05-21 18:20

Yahoo has agreed to sell half of its 40% stake in Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba for about $7.1bn and return the money to shareholders.

Yahoo launches CEO credentials probe

2012-05-09 10:35

Yahoo! will create a special committee with the help of an outside lawyer to review the controversy over CEO Scott Thompson's misstated academic credentials.

 

Yahoo! Japan fears 22 million IDs stolen

2013-05-18 08:01

Yahoo! Japan has said it suspects up to 22 million user IDs may have been stolen during an unauthorised attempt to access the administrative system of its Yahoo! Japan portal.

Yahoo board chair steps down

2013-04-26 08:12

Yahoo says that the chairperson of the board is stepping down as CEO Marissa Mayer forges ahead with an effort to revive the struggling internet pioneer.

Yahoo adds 2 mobile apps

2013-04-18 18:32

Yahoo has introduced an e-mail app for tablet computers and added a more visual weather app for iPhone.

Zuckerberg launches political group

2013-04-12 09:00

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other Silicon Valley leaders have launched a political group aimed at changing immigration policy, boosting education and promoting science.

Tech firms bumping up perks

2013-04-01 12:45

As the tech industry is soaring out of the Great Recession, plans are in the works for a flurry of massive, perk-laden headquarters.

Iran blocks Gmail, Yahoo VPN access

2013-03-12 14:42

Iranian authorities have blocked many foreign-based virtual private networks, or VPNs, severely restricting access to many websites.

Yahoo! buys iPhone app maker Alike

2013-02-12 22:26

Yahoo! has acquired the start-up behind an iPhone application that lets people know if nearby venues are like places that suit their tastes.

Yahoo, Google in online ad alliance

2013-02-07 07:47

Yahoo has announced an advertising alliance with Google, the company that dethroned the pioneering firm in the world of internet search.

Yahoo buys scrapbook website Snip.it

2013-01-23 08:03

Yahoo has confirmed that it bought Snip.it, a young San Francisco startup that lets people create scrapbooks with pictures, articles, videos and other content.

Yahoo! overhauls e-mail for web, mobile

2012-12-11 20:27

Yahoo! is revamping its e-mail for the web and mobile devices in a move aimed at streamlining the service and making its look consistent across various platforms.

Yahoo chief bets on mobile future

2012-11-28 21:04

Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer says in an interview she is pushing the web giant's focus to mobile, including getting its employees on smartphones.

Yahoo poaches another Google exec

2012-10-16 07:57

Yahoo says it has nabbed another key Google executive, naming Henrique de Castro as chief operating officer.

Yahoo chief sorry for Romney/blacks remark

2012-08-30 12:03

A Yahoo News bureau chief fired for saying Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife were "happy to have a party with black people drowning" says he's "profoundly sorry".

Fat package for new Yahoo chief

2012-07-20 08:10

New Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's compensation package could total more than $70m in salary, bonuses, restricted stock and stock options over five years, according to reports.

Yahoo profit falls, but within forecasts

2012-07-18 10:14

Yahoo says its profit in the past quarter fell modestly in results reflecting upheaval at the struggling internet pioneer, which named a new CEO this week.

Reports: Google exec new Yahoo boss

2012-07-16 22:49

The New York Times says Yahoo is hiring Google executive Marissa Mayer to be its next CEO.

Yahoo - mass password breach

2012-07-12 20:29

Yahoo says it's investigating a report of a breach involving 450 000 passwords.

Yahoo narrows down CEO search

2012-07-06 09:01

The race to become Yahoo's next chief executive appears to have come down to two candidates: current interim CEO Ross Levinsohn and Hulu CEO Jason Kilar.

Yahoo and CNBC form partnership

2012-06-13 09:27

Yahoo and CNBC have formed a content sharing partnership, the companies have said.

Ex-Yahoo! exec charged with insider trading

2012-05-22 08:20

A former Yahoo! executive has agreed to plead guilty in an insider trading scheme that involved leaking word of the company's pact with Microsoft.

Yahoo to sell half of Alibaba stake

2012-05-21 08:58

Yahoo has agreed to sell half of its 40% stake in Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba for about $7.1bn, saying it will return most of the cash to shareholders.

Yahoo fires CEO Scott Thompson

2012-05-14 07:40

Yahoo has swept out Scott Thompson as CEO in an effort to clean up a mess created by a misleading résumé that destroyed his credibility.

Yahoo probes CEO's credentials

2012-05-09 09:24

Yahoo says it will create a special committee with the help of an outside lawyer to review the controversy over CEO Scott Thompson's misstated academic credentials.

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