Ever since rebuffing Microsoft’s takeover bid, Yahoo has been keen to placate angry shareholders, and Carol Bartz’s latest moves are doing that still. But by failing to keep up with true social networking a la Facebook, Yahoo r…
Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz called Facebook a bigger rival than Google. The surprising admission shows how Facebook’s size and dominance in display advertising presents a challenge to the major portals.
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A group of private-equity investors is calling on the CEO of Chinese Internet giant Alibaba Group to throw his support behind a buyout offer for Yahoo, Reuters reports. Alibaba founder Jack Ma is reportedly considering his opt…
Yahoo beat analysts’ third-quarter earnings estimates Tuesday, but missed revenue expectations for the third consecutive quarter. It also forecast lower-than-expected revenues in the fourth quarter.
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Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz has been praised for her blunt, foul-mouthed management style. But with shares of the company down more than 14% this year, her $39 million pay package is a little hard to swallow.
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