Yahoo! Inc.
News and overview for Yahoo! Inc.
Microsoft signs deal to boost AdSense rival - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 21 days 4 hours 8 minutes ago
Yahoo Inc. /quotes/comstock/15*!yhoo/quotes/nls/yhoo (YHOO 15.90, -0.23, -1.43%) offers its own contextual advertising service through its Yahoo Publisher Network.
Microsoft gains in search, rivals decline: report - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 11 days 22 hours 53 minutes ago
Smithfield shares surge as hog outlook brightens
Critical Alerts for Morgan Stanley, Yahoo!, NetApp, Cree, and F5 Networks Released by Seven Summits Research [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 16 days 20 hours 49 minutes ago
Critical Alerts for Morgan Stanley, Yahoo!, NetApp, Cree, and F5 Networks Released by Seven...Alerts cover the following stocks: Morgan Stanley , Yahoo! Inc. , NetApp, Inc. , Cree Inc. , and F5 Networks Inc. . In today...
Stocks in focus for Tuesday - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 34 days 18 hours 41 minutes ago
Investors might be getting a bit ahead of themselves when it comes to shares of Apple Inc.
Yahoo jumps on Twitter bandwagon to improve search
Yahoo! | 8 hours 52 minutes ago
Yahoo Inc. is jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in its latest attempt to get people to use its Internet search engine more frequently.
Leap Expands Board of Directors with Appointment of Three New Members [Press Release]
Business Wire | 20 days 5 hours 20 minutes ago
Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP), a leading provider of innovative and value-driven wireless communications services, today announced that John H. Chapple, Ronald J. Kramer and William A. Roper, Jr. have been appointed to the company’s board of directors, effective November 2, 2009. The addition of these new directors brings the number of Leap board members to eight.
Microsoft wins search deals with Twitter, Facebook - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 32 days 21 hours 50 minutes ago
Microsoft's senior vice president for online audience business, Yusuf Mehdi, said that, under the agreements, the company will include content from the privately-held Internet microblogging service Twitter and social networking service Facebook Inc. in its online search results.
Semis power early tech sector rally - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 12 days 2 hours ago
Investors again focused on the chip sector which has had an incredible run over the past few months, despite concerns about the direction of the tech market and the overall economy.
Yahoo's real estate plans show large ambitions - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 24 days 23 hours 33 minutes ago
But the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Internet pioneer is betraying considerable expectations for future growth with its proposal to build a massive, new campus in nearby Santa Clara. The sprawling set of 13 buildings on 3 million square feet of space would rank among the largest corporate headquarters in Silicon Valley.
Microsoft's OS, ads, and a dragging deal John Dvorak's Second Opinion - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 23 days 1 hour 13 minutes ago
Let's look at these three mini-events and see what they mean.
Microsoft, News Corp weigh web pact: source
Yahoo! | 54 minutes ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp has had talks with News Corp about a tie up, which would involve News Corp getting paid to take its news websites off Google Inc, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
Yahoo! Sets Out to Personalize Its Signature Yodel [Press Release]
MarketWire | 40 days 15 hours 50 minutes ago
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/13/09 -- As part of the launch of its global "It's Y!ou" brand campaign in late September, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) is giving the yodel back to the people by inviting them to participate in the creation of the next generation of one of its best known brand assets -- the Yahoo! yodel.
Stocks in focus for Monday - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 30 days 18 hours 51 minutes ago
As it joins other companies topping already-low expectations, the chorus is beginning to ring hollow.
A very rare move for activist investor Carl Icahn MarketWatch First Take - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 30 days 18 hours 21 minutes ago
"Carol is doing a great job, and I believe the Microsoft transaction will provide great long term benefits, the potential of which many still do not understand," Icahn said in a statement.
Yahoo! Sets Out to Personalize its Signature Yodel [Press Release]
Business Wire | 41 days 8 hours 50 minutes ago
As part of the launch of its global “It’s Y!ou” brand campaign in late September, Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO) is giving the yodel back to the people by inviting them to participate in the creation of the next generation of one of its best known brand assets – the Yahoo! yodel.
Company Overview
| Company: | Yahoo! Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Internet Search & Navigation Services |
| Website: | http://www.yahoo.com |
Yahoo! wants to spread some cheer to Internet users around the world. A leading online portal, Yahoo! draws people to its network of Web sites with a mix of news, entertainment, and shopping, as well the revitalized Bing search engine (powered by Microsoft). The company also offers registered users personalized Web pages, e-mail, and message boards. Yahoo! publishes content in some 30 languages. It generates most of its revenue through advertising and online marketing sales, but it also charges fees for premium services to some 10 million users. Yahoo! offers broadband Internet access through partnerships with telecommunications firms. In 2008 Yahoo! rejected Microsoft's unsolicited buyout offer.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 7,208.5 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 3.4 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 424.3 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | -35.7 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 13,600 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -4.9 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |