Yahoo! Inc.
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Yahoo! Selects E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporate Services for Equity Compensation Needs [Press Release]
Business Wire | 1 day 6 hours 59 minutes ago
E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corp. (NASDAQ: ETFC) today announced that Yahoo! has selected E*TRADE Corporate Services to administer its employee equity compensation programs. Yahoo! has chosen E*TRADE Corporate Services as their end-to-end provider of stock plan administration services, including E*TRADE Corporate Services’ Equity Edge® product and the participant services and investing tools from E*TRADE Securities.
AOL has a lot to prove now MarketWatch First Take - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 2 days 4 hours 3 minutes ago
This will enable AOL to save a pile of dough, but it won't be enough to establish the company as a dynamic brand.
Yahoo's search share slips; Microsoft, Google gain - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 3 days 22 hours 16 minutes ago
Citigroup CEO annual salary stays at $1
AOL returns as Steve Case scores again David Callaway - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 2 days 14 hours 54 minutes ago
During that brief window at the turn of the decade when everybody old enough to drag a cursor across a computer screen was a Web entrepreneur, profit and cash flow didn't matter, and Internet stock was the leading form of currency on Wall Street, one company rode herd on the revolution -- AOL.
Wednesday's biggest gaining and declining stocks Movers & Shakers - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 3 days 7 hours 21 minutes ago
Fortinet, the Sunnyvale, Calif., provider of network-security solutions, began an initial public offering of 12.5 million common shares at $12.50. The company is offering 5.8 million shares and holders 6.7 million. Fortinet also has given the underwriters an option on an additional 1.88 million shares if demand for the offering requires.
Yahoo, RIM chips boost techs - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 11 days 4 hours 56 minutes ago
FBR Capital analyst Craig Berger urged investors to "buy the chip dip," saying in a note that earnings per share "sensitivities suggest little downside to valuation troughs."
Cisco, Intel help lead broad tech-sector rise - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 4 hours 32 minutes ago
Cisco said it raised its bid after only a few Tandberg shareholders agreed to the company's initial offer. Read story about Cisco raising its bid for Tandberg.
Google's lifeline for AOL shows signs of decline - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 8 days 1 hour ago
At a book party for author Ken Auletta, who has just written "Googled: The End of the World as We Know It," Kara Swisher asks guests if they were scared by the search giant's growing power.
Yahoo posts sharp profit gain for third quarter - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 31 days 23 hours 21 minutes ago
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had estimated Yahoo would post third-quarter earnings of 7 cents a share, and $1.12 billion in net revenue.
Ad agency group praises Microsoft, Yahoo pact - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 33 days 45 minutes ago
"We believe that Yahoo and Microsoft's proposal to combine their technologies and search platforms is good for advertisers, marketing services agencies, Web site publishers and consumers," the American Association of Advertising Agencies said in a statement.
Yahoo expected to report drop in earnings, revenue - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 32 days 5 hours 41 minutes ago
Wall Street analysts polled by Thomson Reuters predict that Yahoo will post earnings of 7 cents a share for the period ended in September, and $1.12 billion in net revenue. That compares to earnings of 9 cents a share, and $1.33 billion in net revenue in the same period last year.
Yahoo third-quarter profit triples amid cost cuts - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 31 days 7 hours 11 minutes ago
Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Yahoo said net income for the three months ended Sept. 30 rose to $187 million, or 13 cents a share, from $54.3 million, or 4 cents a share, in the third quarter last year. Net revenue was $1.13 billion.
Yahoo seen posting profit, sales declines - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 37 days 9 hours 51 minutes ago
That compares to earnings of 9 cents a share, and $1.3 billion in net revenue in the same period last year.
Activist investor Icahn resigns from Yahoo board - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 28 days 21 hours 50 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 wrote in a letter of resignation.
Yahoo, SanDisk results due during evening session - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 32 days 16 minutes ago
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect earnings of 7 cents a share on $1.12 billion in net revenue. In the year-ago period, Yahoo earned 9 cents a share on $1.33 billion in net revenue. See full Yahoo earnings preview.
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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 |
