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BUSINESS / NEWS Wed Jun 4, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

BusinessWeek -- Though beset by restive shareholders and pressure from Carl Icahn, Yang has his reasons to push for a better deal from Microsoft For more than a month, Yahoo (YHOO) co-founder and Chief Executive Jerry Yang has endured a withering attack by shareholder.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Wed Jan 30, 2008 @ 8:22am neoform

MSNBC -- Yahoo Inc.’s financial funk deepened at the end of 2007, prompting the slumping Internet icon to draw up plans to lay off 1,000 workers. The Sunnyvale-based company disclosed the upcoming 7 percent reduction in its 14,300-employee work force Tuesday.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Wed Jun 20, 2007 @ 9:17pm neoform

BusinessWeek -- Semel's out; Yang and Decker are taking the top spots. Can this duo revive the struggling company? Except for the sudden timing, Yahoo!'s announcement June 18 that Terry Semel is leaving as chief executive was remarkable only for how few people were su.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Tue Nov 6, 2007 @ 8:12am neoform

BusinessWeek -- In congressional hearings, the Yahoo! co-founder and CEO will address questions about the company's role in human rights violations in China For two years, journalist Shi Tao has been confined in a Chinese prison for the contents of an e-mail. On Nov... Read More