Starboard urges Yahoo to buy back up to $4 bn of shares

Last Updated: Monday, March 9, 2015, 21:50

Yahoo Inc shareholder Starboard Value LP said the company`s spinoff of its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd was a "good first step" but it could do more, including a share buyback of up to $4 billion.

Yahoo announces plan for tax-free spin off of Alibaba stake

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 03:16

Yahoo Inc unveiled a plan for a tax-free spin-off of its 15 percent stake in China`s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, a first step in a highly-anticipated process to unwind the holding, which is valued at roughly $40 billion.

Verizon approaches AOL on potential deal: Report

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 07:51

Verizon Communications Inc approached AOL Inc about a potential acquisition or joint venture to expand its mobile-video offerings, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

Bad code update triggered Yahoo, Bing search crash: Source

Last Updated: Saturday, January 3, 2015, 04:14

Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp search engines temporarily went dark on Friday after Microsoft pushed out a bad code update and then struggled to roll it back, a person briefed on the outages told a news agency.

Yahoo going back to basics to boost search tech

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 14:02

Yahoo is reportedly directing its focus back on algorithmic search and search advertising, tech site, Recode, has revealed.

Yahoo says detected hacking attempt on email accounts

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 05:24

The company, which said there was no evidence that passwords or usernames had been obtained directly from its systems, said it had taken immediate action to protect affected users by prompting them to reset passwords.

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's net worth estimated at $310 mn

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 13:55

The net worth of struggling Internet giant Yahoo Inc's CEO Marissa Mayer is estimated to be USD 310 million, according to Wealth-X, a global wealth intelligence and prospecting company.

Yahoo's revenue falls for fourth straight quarter, down 6% in Q4

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 09:23

Yahoo`s overall revenue fell 6 percent in the last three months of the year to USD 1.266 billion, marking four consecutive quarters of eroding revenue.

Yahoo honeymoon hits reality for Internet sweatheart Mayer

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 13:22

The axing this week of Yahoo`s second-in-command sent a signal that reality is setting in for Silicon Valley sweetheart Marissa Mayer, who leads the struggling Internet pioneer.

Hackers use Yahoo sites to mine Bitcoins

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 17:26

Hackers went on a spree to mine Bitcoins on Yahoo`s service sites last week.

Yahoo begins automatic email encryption to thwart govt snooping

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 15:09

Internet giant Yahoo has reportedly started automatic encryption of emails in a bid to thwart government surveillance as revealed in the controversial NSA leaks.