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M-soft wants to negotiate with new board| Yahoo: Microsoft threw its weight behind investor Icahn's effort to oust Yahoo board next month | |
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| Jul. 2 |
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Microsoft Exploring Partnership For Yahoo
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| Jul. 1 |
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Google-Yahoo ad deal probed
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| Jun. 30 |
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Defense against Icahn taken to investors. Yahoo
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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.4 |
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Investor steps up Yahoo campaign
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| Jun.2 |
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Documents show Yahoo-Microsoft saga
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| May.22 |
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Yahoo postpones meeting, battle Icahn
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Silicon Valley janitors strike
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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.15 |
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Icahn Picks 10 Directors Yahoo: 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.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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| Apr.26 |
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Yahoo mum as Microsoft's deadline passes
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| Apr.9 |
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Google and Yahoo to share web ads
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| Apr.5 |
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Microsoft gives Yahoo deadline for deal
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| Mar.15 |
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Yahoo, Microsoft hold informal talks
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| Mar.5 |
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Board meeting postponed to stave off bid. Yahoo
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| Feb.11 |
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Yahoo officially rejects Microsoft's takeover
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| Feb.4 |
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Google offers to help Yahoo
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| Feb.1 |
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Microsoft makes unsolicited $44.6b bid. Yahoo
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House committee chair lambasts Yahoo
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Lawmaker: Yahoo knew China's intent
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M-soft wants to negotiate with new board| Yahoo: Microsoft threw its weight behind investor Icahn's effort to oust Yahoo board next month | | |
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Shares soar on new takeover rumor. Yahoo
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| Jul. 2 |
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Microsoft Exploring Partnership For Yahoo WSJ: Microsoft has talked to other media companies about teaming up to buy Yahoo's search business
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| Jul. 1 |
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Google-Yahoo ad deal probed The Justice Department has opened a formal antitrust investigation into a deal struck that would allow the Internet titan to provide search ...
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| Jun. 30 |
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Defense against Icahn taken to investors Yahoo: Yahoo began pressing a case to major shareholders that its board prove they made the right move when they rejected an offer from Microsoft
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| Jun. 26 |
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Yahoo shakes up management
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| Jun. 17 |
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Shareholder wants to oust 4 from board. Yahoo
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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
| The agreement with Google could be worth up to $800m in additional revenue every year. Recent Yahoo-Microsoft talks concluded after Yahoo rejected a Microsoft proposal to buy just its online search business
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| Jun. 10 |
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Yahoo woos shareholders
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| Jun.4 |
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Icahn tells board to scrap severance plan. Yahoo
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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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| Jun.2 |
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Documents show Yahoo-Microsoft saga Yahoo CEO Yang pushed for an employee severance program that made it more expensive for Microsoft to engineer a takeover
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| May.31 |
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e-mail security program gains acceptance. Yahoo
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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.21 |
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T. Boone Pickens joins proxy contest. Yahoo
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Silicon Valley janitors strike
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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.17 |
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Investor suit accuses of hiding evidence. Yahoo
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| May.15 |
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Icahn Picks 10 Directors| Yahoo: 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.13 |
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Icahn considering attempt to oust board. Yahoo
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| May.5 |
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Shares Plummet After Microsoft Rejection. Yahoo
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| May.4 |
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CEO on hot seat after rebuffing Microsoft. 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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Microsoft sweetened 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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| Apr.24 |
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Microsoft Won't Increase Bid For Yahoo
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| Apr.22 |
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Earnings slightly exceed expectations. Yahoo
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1Q profit climbs 30%, tops analyst views
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1Q Losses Narrows; Sales Slump |
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| Apr.11 |
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Fierce battle over Yahoo/Microsoft deal. Google
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Chief Technology Officer Resigns |
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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.8 |
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Flickr photo site adds video. Yahoo
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| Apr.7 |
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Yahoo not opposed to deal with Microsoft
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| Apr.5 |
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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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Microsoft May Cut Yahoo Bid |
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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.5 |
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Board meeting postponed to stave off bid Yahoo: 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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Google to Store Patients' Health Records
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| Feb.13 |
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Yahoo in talks with News Corp.
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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.9 |
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Yahoo weighs outsourcing ads to Google
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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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| Feb.1 |
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Microsoft makes unsolicited $44.6b bid Yahoo: Microsoft has made an aggressive bid to buy struggling behemoth, in hopes that the combined forces would create a formidable competitor Google
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| Jan.29 |
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Yahoo to lay off 1,000. Profit Drops 23%
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| Jan.21 |
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Yahoo expected to cut hundreds of jobs
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| Nov.13 |
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Yahoo, Jailed Journalists Settle Lawsuit |
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| Nov.5 |
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House committee chair lambasts Yahoo Tom Lantos angrily rejected explanation for why Yahoo provided incomplete info to Congress about its role in the arrest of a Chinese journalist
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| Oct.16 |
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Lawmaker: Yahoo knew China's intent Rep. Tom Lantos: Yahoo misled Congress regarding information the Internet company gave to Chinese authorities about the journalist Shi Tao
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| Sep.10 |
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AMD to Launch New 4-Core Server Chip |
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iPhone Launched
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| Jun.18 |
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CEO Terry Semel steps down from post Yahoo: The chief executive of internet search firm has quit his position and has been replaced by co-founder Jerry Yang
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| May.4 |
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Reports: Microsoft Pursuing Yahoo Microsoft is resuming its pursuit of search engine operator that could help it better compete with search leader Google. Yahoo shares surged...
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| Apr.19 |
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Imprisoned Chinese Dissident Sues Yahoo |
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| Dec.5 |
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Extensive Shake-Up. Yahoo
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| Oct.17 |
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Yahoo, Intel Report 3Q Profit Declines |
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| Jul.24 |
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Advanced Micro Devices To Acquire ATI. AMD
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| Jul.18 |
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2Q Profit Meets Analysts' Estimates |
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| May.25 |
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Yahoo, eBay to join forces in partnership
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McClatchy to Buy Knight Ridder for $4.5B
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| Aug.11 |
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Yahoo invests $1 billion in China's Alibaba |
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| Jun.28 |
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AMD files antitrust suit against Intel
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| May.11 |
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Yahoo introduces online music subscription |
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| Jan.18 |
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Quarter profit nearly triples on strong ads |
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| Oct.12 |
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3rd-quarter profit nearly quadruples |
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| Sep.14 |
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Yahoo buys jukebox provider Musicmatch |
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| Jul.7 |
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2nd-quarter profit more than doubles |
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| Apr.7 |
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First-quarter profit doubles |
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| Feb.9 |
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Juniper to buy NetScreen for $3.5 billion |
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| Oct.8 |
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Profits doubled again. Yahoo
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| Jul.14 |
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Yahoo buying Overture in $1.6 billion deal |
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| Jul.9 |
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$50.8 million profit, rosier prospects |
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| Apr.21 |
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64-bit computing with server chip |
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| Apr.9 |
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Yahoo reports another profit |
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| Dec.23 |
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Yahoo Buys Inktomi |
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| Nov.14 |
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Chip-maker to cut 2,000 jobs |
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| Nov.7 |
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AMD plans layoffs, will take large charge |
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| Oct.9 |
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3rd-quarter profit tops estimates |
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| Oct.2 |
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Revenue shortfall warning |
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| Aug.16 |
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Loudcloud sold, renamed to Opsware |
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4,000 jobs trimmed
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| Nov.15 |
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Yahoo to cut 400 jobs |
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| Jul.11 |
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Earnings edge forecast, shares rise |
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| Jul.5 |
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AMD fall well short of earnings |
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Largest jackpot in history: $141M
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| Apr.17 |
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Yahoo! names CEO |
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| Apr.13 |
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Yahoo takes adult merchandise off |
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| Apr.11 |
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Yahoo cutting 12% work force |
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| Mar.7 |
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Yahoo! CEO to step down |
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| Feb.7 |
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Yahoo, eBay crippled by hackers
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| 2008 |
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| May.17 |
Investor suit accuses of hiding evidence. Yahoo
| 2007 |
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| Apr.19 |
Imprisoned Chinese Dissident Sues Yahoo |
| 2005 |
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| Jun.28 |
AMD files antitrust suit against Intel
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| 2008 |
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| Jul. 1 |
Google-Yahoo ad deal probed The Justice Department has opened a formal antitrust investigation into a deal struck that would allow the Internet titan to provide search ...
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| Jun. 12 |
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
| The agreement with Google could be worth up to $800m in additional revenue every year. Recent Yahoo-Microsoft talks concluded after Yahoo rejected a Microsoft proposal to buy just its online search business
|
| | |
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| May.31 |
e-mail security program gains acceptance. Yahoo
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| Apr.11 |
Fierce battle over Yahoo/Microsoft deal. Google
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| Apr.8 |
Flickr photo site adds video. Yahoo
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| Feb.9 |
Yahoo weighs outsourcing ads to Google
| 2007 |
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| Nov.13 |
Yahoo, Jailed Journalists Settle Lawsuit |
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| Nov.5 |
House committee chair lambasts Yahoo Tom Lantos angrily rejected explanation for why Yahoo provided incomplete info to Congress about its role in the arrest of a Chinese journalist
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| Oct.16 |
Lawmaker: Yahoo knew China's intent Rep. Tom Lantos: Yahoo misled Congress regarding information the Internet company gave to Chinese authorities about the journalist Shi Tao
| 2006 |
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| Dec.5 |
Extensive Shake-Up. Yahoo
| 2005 |
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| May.11 |
Yahoo introduces online music subscription |
| 2002 |
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| Aug.16 |
Loudcloud sold, renamed to Opsware |
| 2001 |
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| Apr.13 |
Yahoo takes adult merchandise off |
| 2000 |
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| Feb.7 |
Yahoo, eBay crippled by hackers
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| 2008 |
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| Mon. |
M-soft wants to negotiate with new board| Yahoo: Microsoft threw its weight behind investor Icahn's effort to oust Yahoo board next month | | |
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| Jul. 2 |
Microsoft Exploring Partnership For Yahoo WSJ: Microsoft has talked to other media companies about teaming up to buy Yahoo's search business
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| Jun. 30 |
Defense against Icahn taken to investors Yahoo: Yahoo began pressing a case to major shareholders that its board prove they made the right move when they rejected an offer from Microsoft
|
| Jun.2 |
Documents show Yahoo-Microsoft saga Yahoo CEO Yang pushed for an employee severance program that made it more expensive for Microsoft to engineer a takeover
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| May.22 |
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.18 |
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 | |
|
| May.3 |
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.2 |
Microsoft sweetened bid for Yahoo
|
| Apr.26 |
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
|
| Apr.24 |
Microsoft Won't Increase Bid For Yahoo
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| Apr.7 |
Yahoo not opposed to deal with Microsoft
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| Apr.5 |
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
|
| Apr.5 |
Microsoft May Cut Yahoo Bid |
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| Mar.15 |
Yahoo, Microsoft hold informal talks Microsoft Corp. executives met with their counterparts to lobby for a friendly merger
|
| Mar.5 |
Board meeting postponed to stave off bid Yahoo: Yahoo has extended the deadline for nominating members to its board, a move that delays Microsoft from trying a hostile takeover
|
| Feb.13 |
Yahoo in talks with News Corp.
|
| Feb.11 |
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
|
| Feb.1 |
Microsoft makes unsolicited $44.6b bid Yahoo: Microsoft has made an aggressive bid to buy struggling behemoth, in hopes that the combined forces would create a formidable competitor Google
| 2007 |
|
| May.4 |
Reports: Microsoft Pursuing Yahoo Microsoft is resuming its pursuit of search engine operator that could help it better compete with search leader Google. Yahoo shares surged...
| 2006 |
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| Jul.24 |
Advanced Micro Devices To Acquire ATI. AMD
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| May.25 |
Yahoo, eBay to join forces in partnership
| 2005 |
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| Aug.11 |
Yahoo invests $1 billion in China's Alibaba |
| 2004 |
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| Sep.14 |
Yahoo buys jukebox provider Musicmatch |
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| Feb.9 |
Juniper to buy NetScreen for $3.5 billion |
| 2003 |
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| Jul.14 |
Yahoo buying Overture in $1.6 billion deal |
| 2002 |
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| Dec.23 |
Yahoo Buys Inktomi |
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| 2008 |
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| Jun. 26 |
Yahoo shakes up management
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| Jun. 17 |
Shareholder wants to oust 4 from board. Yahoo
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| Jun.4 |
Icahn tells board to scrap severance plan. Yahoo
|
| Jun.4 |
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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| May.21 |
T. Boone Pickens joins proxy contest. Yahoo
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| May.15 |
Icahn Picks 10 Directors| Yahoo: Billionaire investor Carl Icahn officially launched an effort to unseat Yahoo board to pressure to restart merger talks with Microsoft | |
|
| May.4 |
CEO on hot seat after rebuffing Microsoft. Yahoo
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| Apr.11 |
Chief Technology Officer Resigns |
| 2007 |
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| Jun.18 |
CEO Terry Semel steps down from post Yahoo: The chief executive of internet search firm has quit his position and has been replaced by co-founder Jerry Yang
| 2001 |
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| Apr.17 |
Yahoo! names CEO |
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| Mar.7 |
Yahoo! CEO to step down |
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| 2008 |
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| Thu. |
Shares soar on new takeover rumor. Yahoo
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| Jun. 10 |
Yahoo woos shareholders
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| May.13 |
Icahn considering attempt to oust board. Yahoo
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| May.5 |
Shares Plummet After Microsoft Rejection. Yahoo
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.22 |
Earnings slightly exceed expectations. Yahoo
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| Apr.17 |
1Q Losses Narrows; Sales Slump |
| 2006 |
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| Oct.17 |
Yahoo, Intel Report 3Q Profit Declines |
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| Jul.18 |
2Q Profit Meets Analysts' Estimates |
| 2004 |
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| Oct.12 |
3rd-quarter profit nearly quadruples |
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| Jul.7 |
2nd-quarter profit more than doubles |
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| Apr.7 |
First-quarter profit doubles |
| 2003 |
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| Oct.8 |
Profits doubled again. Yahoo
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| Jul.9 |
$50.8 million profit, rosier prospects |
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| Apr.9 |
Yahoo reports another profit |
| 2002 |
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| Oct.9 |
3rd-quarter profit tops estimates |
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| Oct.2 |
Revenue shortfall warning |
| 2001 |
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| Jul.11 |
Earnings edge forecast, shares rise |
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| Jul.5 |
AMD fall well short of earnings |
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.29 |
Yahoo to lay off 1,000. Profit Drops 23%
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| Jan.21 |
Yahoo expected to cut hundreds of jobs
| 2002 |
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| Nov.14 |
Chip-maker to cut 2,000 jobs |
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| Nov.7 |
AMD plans layoffs, will take large charge |
| 2001 |
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| Nov.15 |
Yahoo to cut 400 jobs |
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| Apr.11 |
Yahoo cutting 12% work force |
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.9 |
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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| Feb.4 |
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
| 2007 |
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| Sep.10 |
AMD to Launch New 4-Core Server Chip |
| 2005 |
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| Jan.18 |
Quarter profit nearly triples on strong ads |
| 2003 |
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| Apr.21 |
64-bit computing with server chip |
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