Company
Yahoo! Inc.
NASDAQ:YHOO
Yahoo!, founded in 1994, is the Internet's leading global consumer and business services company. It is one of the most recognised Internet brands, reaching over 237m unique users in 25 countries and 13 languages, and leads the industry in terms of traffic, advertising, household and business user reach.
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Former Yahoo, Altaba Inc shares make good start in New York
Yahoo inc finalised the sale of its operating assets to Verizon Communications last week
Dow Jones and S&P 500 hit new records as Sessions gives testimony
US shares higher as traders await the key interest rate decision tomorrow
US shares end ahead after day of high drama
Markets mulled over the highly anticipated appearance of former FBI chief James Comey today
Two Russian spies among four people charged by US DoJ in connection with Yahoo! hack
When Yahoo! reported the hack last fall, it was thought to be the biggest data breach in history, affecting more than 500mln user accounts
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Forged cookies led to massive data breaches last year, US internet giant Yahoo has revealed
The US internet giant said some of the latest intrusions can be connected to the "same state-sponsored actor believed to be responsible for the 2014 breach".
Record gains on Wall Street, six ways
Six US stock indices closed near their intraday record highs on Tuesday as retail sector earnings and growing expectations that Fed interest rates could be hiked again as soon as next month buoyed banks
Verizon snatches Apple’s creative chieftain
US telecoms group Verizon Communications, currently in the midst of trying to buy Yahoo! assets, said on Monday that it snared Apple’s global creative director to lead its newly-built in-house advertising agency
Yahoo ready to go cheaper to Verizon
Yahoo has agreed to take a price snip of $300mln on the original $4.8bn sale of its core business to Verizon Communications as both companies are determined to complete a deal that was jeopardised after the internet group revealed it had su
US shares mark fresh record highs as banks price in earlier rate hike
US stocks marked a fresh raft of record highs on Wednesday as the Fed brought forward the prospect of rate hikes in the world’s biggest economy and bank stocks hit record highs
Charter shares jump as rumours of Verizon merger gather
Charter Communications shares were one of the top three gainers in the S&P 500 index’s latest record high registered on Thursday
US stocks hit record highs as Trump rally resumes, miners gain
US stocks chalked up fresh record closing highs on Tuesday, reminiscent of the Trump-inspired rallies seen in late 2016
Verizon's quarterly earnings miss puts further question marks over Yahoo! internet deal
Verizon reported its third consecutive quarterly decline after six years of growth, with earnings of US$4.5bln, or US$1.10 a share, down from US$5.39bn, or US$1.32 a share.
Yahoo! to sell core business to Verizon Communications
The US$4.8bn Verizon is paying for the internet business is barely a tenth of the amount Microsoft was offering back in 2008
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Trending: Will the Trump rally hit a stump in 2017?
London stocks enjoyed a record high end to 2016 and Wall Street has had a rally for 6 weeks but are the signs out there that things will moderate in 2017?
Biggest data breach in history wipes US$1bn off Yahoo!’s value
Yahoo! revealed that up to 1bn user accounts may have been hacked in the summer of 2013
US stocks rise even as drug companies face state challenge
US stocks gained on Thursday and even a score of states suing drug companies did not dent returns in the healthcare sector of the S&P 500
US stocks drown with telecom and energy stocks despite Time Warner talks
US stocks bobbled up for air but spent most of the session below the water line, and closed lower on Thursday as telecom and energy stocks led declines after mixed Verizon earnings and depressed oil prices
Corporate earnings aplenty, including LSE, Verizon and more
A look at some of the corporate offerings coming up
Yahoo shares gain ground as it reassures on Verizon deal
Verizon has earlier agreed to buy Yahoo for US$4.8bn
US stocks gain in healthy sector rally
US stocks ended higher on Tuesday with a boost from high drama in the healthcare sector
Trending: Amazon partners with VMware, while Verizon grumbles over Yahoo
Sometimes a partnership is better than a buy in the IT world. Amazon has launched a cloud sharing service with VMware while buyer Verizon quibbles over Yahoo
Verizon wants US$1bn knocked off Yahoo deal
Back in July, Verizon agreed to buy Yahoo’s core internet businesses for US$4.83bn in cash but now it wants some money off
US stocks end lower but best weekly gains since July
US stocks ended lower on Friday as oil prices sagged, but on the week the S&P 500 posted its best gains since July
Uh-Oh! … Yahoo! hack becomes the latest to highlight cybercrime threat
For the growing legion of data and cyber security companies it further underlines the increasing profile of their businesses.
US stocks close lower, weighed by event-busy week and weaker oil prices
US stocks closed lower on Monday, weighed down by jitters over a busy event-driven week as well as weaker oil prices
US stocks drop as market absorbs heavy calendar
US stocks fell at midsession on Monday as investors took fright of an event- and data-heavy week ahead and markets began to price in a possible US rate hike this year despite the Brexit vote
Verizon Communications to buy Yahoo! for £3.8bn
US telecom group swoops for troubled internet giant
Trending: Nothing 'reet petite' about BHS's pensions black hole
Also covered: Verizon Communications to merge two internet dinosaurs (AOL & Yahoo!); William Hill mulls 888 & Rank treble; investors hot for Hot Maden; Michelmersh solid as a brick
US stocks record a fresh record high close, but Netflix dives after hours
US stocks closed firm on Monday, with the bellwether S&P 500 marking a fresh record high, after Bank of America earnings buoyed the market
US stocks punch higher after Turkey and earnings results upset sentiment
US stocks rose on Monday, after opening with a mild nosebleed, struggling for direction as investors analysed the turmoil of Turkey’s failed coup and with the second quarter earnings season continuing to pick up pace from last week’s launch
Trending: Twitter and Yahoo feel the weight of a downgrade
It was not proving to be a great week for tech stocks, as both microblogger Twitter and web portal Yahoo! were downgraded by brokers, but it was better news for WebMD Health Corp
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Yahoo! and Amazon upgraded, Cavium marked down
Yahoo! Inc, Amazon, Activision Blizzard, Cavium Inc and Whole Foods Market feature in Thursday's broker wrap.
Trending: Some Woohoo At Yahoo! from Citigroup brokers
Yahoo! Inc the internet portal could well do with some good news after a difficult start to 2016 and on Thursday it received a shot in the arm from brokers at Citigroup, who raised their recommendation to Buy from Neutral
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US papers, including Yahoo!, World Bank, Disney Hotel and more
A look at some of he hot stories across the US media today
Trending: Yahoo! shares drop after talk Verizon offers below value for internet ops
Yahoo! Inc. shares fall after reports suggested Verizon Communications Inc. said to have lodged a lower-than-expected bid for the portal’s internet business. Could it mean consolidation of internet portals with AOL?
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Papers: Twitter looked at Yahoo! merger
The idea of Twitter taking over Yahoo! is not as crazy as it seems at first
Preview: US stocks to open cautiously higher ahead of May non-farm payrolls numbers
May and December: market tittle-tattle indicates Twitter and Yahoo! may be in merger talks.
US shares set to continue momentum as traders watch oil
A drop in weekly oil inventories propelled oil prices just shy of the $50 a barrel mark.
Investments and investor services
Papers: Yahoo may sell web business after Starboard boardroom shake-up
Also mentioned - Google, Ford, Facebook, Amazon, Marriott Hotels...
Wall Street starts Monday in plus territory
Alcoa will be in focus as it ushers in the start of earning’s season, meanwhile Yahoo, Tesla and Facebook are also closely watched.
Trending: Odyssey's timbers shiver
Odyssey Marine shows how an explorer's wind can be cut by licence blockade
Investments and investor services
Wall Street starts Monday in plus territory
Alcoa will be in focus as it ushers in the start of earning’s season, meanwhile Yahoo, Tesla and Facebook are also closely watched.
Stocks set to bounce back, following Europe's lead
European markets are higher and US stocks are set to folow their lead
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Papers: Pfizer Inc-Allergan deal in doubt after tax changes
Also mentioned: Tesla, Walt Disney, Yahoo and Twitter
Trending: Yellen keeps rate powder dry while mortgage rates are flat
All eyes may well be on what Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen's comments mean for the cost of credit in the United States, but it was a sobering lesson that long-dated interest rates remain flat in the world's biggest economy
Yahoo shares nudge higher as it sets out sale timetable
Yahoo share nudged up as it laid down a timetable for a potential sale of its core web business. According to reports, the web group has given April 11 as the deadline for interested
Boohoo as Yahoo shareholder demands board is fired
Yahoo is being set up for a palace revolution by hedge fund Starboard Value which on Thursday insisted the entire board be axed and replaced by its own picks, including Starboard managing partner Jeffrey C Smith
PrimaryBid to boost investment in AIM
Platform will enable retail investors to take part in AIM fund-raisings
Yahoo! to start contacting prospective suitors today
Telecoms & media companies Verizon Communications, Comcast and AT&T are in the frame, along with private equity groups
Trending - Today's unfounded big pharma merger rumor is ...
A whisper to a scream ... rumors of another big pharma merger are gaining volume
Yahoo! now plans to keep Alibaba ... and hive off the rest of the business
Instead of subtracting "A" from "B", Yahoo! is detaching "B" from "A". It's an exercise that largely has one eye on the likely tax bill resulting from a demerger.
US stocks weighed down by energy stocks
The price of West Texas intermediate dipped below US$40 a barrel
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Tech stocks distract, ahead of Fed and employment stats
The Dow Jones open just a sliver higher on Wednesday, at 17,880, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq also opened unremarkably
US investors in wait-and-see mode ahead of Yellen speeches
Yellen will speak twice in Washington DC and is also due to testify before a Congressional panel on Thursday.
Yahoo’s NFL livestream broadcast attracts 15.2mln viewers
The International series fixture between Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars had 33.6mln views, of which 15.2mln were 'unique'
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Wall Street struggles for direction amid corporate earnings
The Dow fluctuates; the S&P 500 is down less than 0.1%.
Wall Street benchmarks flat, attention focussed on corporate earnings
Whilst benchmarks were middle of the road, today's financial results were very much in different lanes.
Investments and investor services
Wall Street pointing lower on Tuesday as earnings roll on
IBM, Harley Davidson, Verizon, and United Technologies were among the in-focus blue-chips
Yahoo’s exec Reses leaves to join Square
Reses will head the mobile payments company’s lending program
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US shares tank again on China fears
Just when you thought things might ease, US shares crashed out again on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones dropping 360 points to 16,165.
Beware of falling knives as global stock markets crash
Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy ride today.
Wall Street declines on disappointing results from Apple, Microsoft
Wall Street retreated as the technology sector fell on disappointing results from giants including Apple, but major indexes were off earlier lows. The S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) skidded 0.4 percent to 2,110.16 at 3:44 p.m. in Toronto. The 3
U.S. stock-index futures point to lower open on downbeat results from Apple, Microsoft
U.S. stock-index futures pointed to a lower open as disappointing results from Apple, Microsoft Yahoo! rippled through technology stocks. S&P 500 futures were last down 0.4 percent to 2,105.75, while those for the Dow Jones Industrial A
Wall Street pares earlier gains spurred by China rebound; Apple drops
Wall Street trimmed earlier strong gains in afternoon trading today after Wall Street found relief in Beijing's efforts to halt a selloff in Chinese stocks, which lifted markets around the world. The S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) added 0.5 per
Wall Street set to bounce back as China stems stocks selloff; PepsiCo, Walgreens advance
U.S. stock-index futures inched higher today after Beijing's efforts to halt a rout in Chinese stocks finally bore fruit and the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled it might hold off on raising interest rates. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial
Wall Street drops on heels of lower European markets as Greece worries mount
U.S. stocks declined today on the heels of lower markets in Europe, which fell after hopes were dashed that Greece was close to a deal with its creditors. The S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) skidded 0.3 percent to 2,119 at 3:43 p.m. in New York.
U.S. stock-index futures trade lower as Greece worries reignited
U.S. stock-index futures pulled back today as hopes receded that a rescue-for-reforms deal for crisis-struck Greece was nearing. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2 percent to 18,112, while those for the S&P 500 index
U.S. stock-index futures little changed ahead of Fed minutes; Etsy tumbles
U.S. stock-index futures were little changed ahead of closely watched Federal Reserve minutes that could give clues to the timing of a first interest-rate hike. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 22 points to 18,305, indicati