Yahoo! Inc.
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PRNewswire | 39 days 18 hours 36 minutes ago
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Kodak and Yahoo! En Espanol Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month [Press Release]
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PRNewswire | 27 days 20 hours 6 minutes ago
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MarketWire | 28 days 21 hours 2 minutes ago
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PRNewswire | 48 days 32 minutes ago
Critical Alerts for Freeport McMoRan, Yahoo!, BB&T, Teva, and Mechel Released by Seven Summits...the following stocks: Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. , Yahoo! Inc. , BB & T Corp. , Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited...
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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 |