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Investors rush to pull funds out of Galleon - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 34 days 16 hours 55 minutes ago
Galleon was rocked Friday when the firm's billionaire founder Raj Rajaratnam was charged and arrested for allegedly taking part in what federal prosecutors claim is the largest hedge-fund insider case ever. See full story.
State Street sued over pension-fund trades - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 34 days 16 hours 20 minutes ago
With the overcharges and associated penalties, Brown pegged the estimated damages at more than $200 million.
US Stocks Recover Some Losses, But Still Within Reach Of Lows - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 34 days 16 hours 20 minutes ago
U.S. stocks pared some of their losses but remained within reach of their intraday lows Tuesday afternoon, hurt by a pullback in energy prices and weak housing data.
Google seen posting profit, revenue gains - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 46 days 18 minutes ago
That compares to earnings excluding items of $4.92 a share, and $4 billion in net revenue in the same period last year.
Google buying display advertising startup
Yahoo! | 11 hours 45 minutes ago
Web search leader Google Inc said it is buying Silicon Valley display advertising technology startup Teracent, which expands its competition with display leader Yahoo Inc.
A showdown looms for American savers - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 34 days 14 hours 24 minutes ago
Economic soul-searching
Overdraft-fee limits gain support in Congress - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 34 days 15 hours 15 minutes ago
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., and four others are hawking a bill to sharply curb the overdraft fees attached to debit and checking accounts and give consumers a choice in deciding whether they want the bank to cover their overspending or to stop it. Their bill, introduced Monday, parallels one making its rounds in the House as well as new rules being written by the Federal Reserve.
SanDisk swings to profit, beating estimates - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 34 days 13 hours 46 minutes ago
SanDisk reported a third-quarter profit of $231.3 million, or 99 cents a share, compared with a loss of $165.9 million, or 74 cents a share, for the year-earlier period. Adjusted net income, which excludes one-time charges, was 75 cents a share.
US Stocks Pare Declines But Remain Lower On Disappointing Data - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 34 days 14 hours 24 minutes ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks pared some of their earlier declines in the final hour of Tuesday's session, though they remained in the red thanks to weak housing and producer-price data, as well as disappointing third-quarter revenues.
US Stocks Remain Lower On Disappointing Revenue, Housing Data - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 34 days 15 hours 29 minutes ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Investors continued to pull out of U.S. stocks Tuesday afternoon thanks to weak housing and producer-price data plus disappointing third-quarter revenue, although the declines were not as steep in recent trading as earlier in the session.
Gold ends up slightly as dollar hovers near lows - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 34 days 16 hours 20 minutes ago
Brazilian securities hit as gov't levies new tax
Google buys Silicon Valley startup Teracent as part of its expansion into display advertising
Chicago Tribune | 1 hour 56 minutes ago
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google Inc. has snapped up another startup in its quest to sell more visual advertising on the Web.
ConAgra Foods Partners with Yahoo! to Show Consumers What s So Funny? [Press Release]
Business Wire | 7 days 20 hours 29 minutes ago
ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG), one of North America’s leading food makers, announced today its plan to engage consumers through the sponsorship of Yahoo!’s new online program, “What’s So Funny?” The one-year commitment will integrate ConAgra Foods brands such as Marie Callender’s®, Healthy Choice® and Orville Redenbacher’s® into the content of the online series, which premiered Nov. 9, on Yahoo! TV.
Expertise of New MAAWG Committee Chairs Advances Efforts Against Messaging Abuse [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 34 days 14 hours 59 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The largest global industry association tackling spam and other messaging concerns, the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) has announced committee chair appointments for the coming year as it continues to develop initiatives to improve messaging safeguards. The 2009-2010 chairs will be instrumental in driving the organization's efforts to curtail bots, spam, Web messaging abuse, mobile threats and emerging vulnerabilities.
UAL sees signs business travelers are coming back - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 34 days 15 hours 44 minutes ago
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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 |