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Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) announced on Wednesday it has reached an agreement with activist investor and major shareholder Starboard Value. As part of the agreement, Yahoo will add four new independent members to its Board of Directors, including Jeff Smith, Starboard's CEO and Chief...

Upcoming earnings highlights include the latest results from two old-school giants striving to improve their prospects. Wall Street analysts are looking for earnings growth from just one of them. However, both have handily bested earnings expectations in recent quarters. The new earnings season...

According to a report by Bloomberg, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) is likely talking with just three players to sell its Internet assets. Bloomberg, citing "people familiar with the matter," stated that Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is battling with the private equity firm TPG and the digital...

Upcoming earnings highlights include the latest results from two popular purveyors of coffee and other consumables. Wall Street analysts are looking for earnings growth each of them, but a top-line decline from one. And, one of them has a better record of topping earnings expectations in recent...

The first-quarter earnings reporting season kicks into high gear this week. Highlights will include the latest results from two technology giants. Wall Street analysts are looking for earnings growth from both of them. The new earnings season is underway, and among the highlights this week will...

The first-quarter earnings reporting season kicks into high gear this week. Highlights will include the latest results from two beverage giant rivals. Wall Street analysts are looking for earnings declines from both of them. The new earnings season is underway, and among the highlights this week...

The New York Post reported late Wednesday evening Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is now considered the front-runner to acquire Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s internet properties, but a deal isn't guaranteed just yet. The New York Post stated Verizon's "simple cash deal...

Featured stories this weekend in Barron's ponder the prospects for two technology giants, a leading luxury homebuilder and a small-cap bottle maker. This issue also includes the latest Barron's mutual fund quarterly report, which takes a look at results from the rough first quarter. Other articles...

Shares of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) were trading nearly flat after Tuesday's market open despite encouraging signs that the company is proceeding with the sale of its core Internet business and Asian assets. The Wall Street Journal, citing "people familiar with the matter," reported that Yahoo...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) executives recently met with private equity firms to discuss a potential buyout of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO). Re/code, citing "numerous sources," added that Microsoft may be willing to "lend significant financing" to their efforts. In...