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Yahoo to shut down operations in China; lay off around 200 employees

Internet giant Yahoo pulling the plug on its China office, as per media reports.

Mar 19, 2015, 13:56 PM IST

Yahoo to shut China office, to lay off over 200 jobs: Report

Yahoo shut down its China email service in 2013. It was earlier embroiled in controversy when it handed authorities details of a Chinese journalist who was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Mar 19, 2015, 13:46 PM IST

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

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.

Mar 09, 2015, 21:50 PM IST

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

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.

Jan 28, 2015, 03:16 AM IST

Verizon approaches AOL on potential deal: Report

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.

Jan 06, 2015, 07:51 AM IST

Bad code update triggered Yahoo, Bing search crash: Source

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.

Jan 03, 2015, 04:14 AM IST

Yahoo buys video ad service BrightRoll for $640 million

Yahoo Inc will pay about $640 million for automated advertising service BrightRoll, beefing up its ability to sell video ads in real-time to marketers.

Nov 12, 2014, 10:24 AM IST

Yahoo''s revenue rises 1 percent

Yahoo Inc reported a modest increase in revenue during the third quarter, exceeding lackluster Wall Street targets, as the Internet company`s online display advertising business continued to struggle.

Oct 22, 2014, 05:59 AM IST

Yahoo downsizes engineering operations in India

Yahoo Inc is reducing the size of its operations in Bangalore, India, the Internet company`s largest engineering facility outside its California headquarters.

Oct 07, 2014, 23:28 PM IST

Alibaba IPO gives fresh life to Yahoo

China`s Alibaba will star on Wall Street with its upcoming stock offering, but US-based Yahoo also gets a windfall, which may help the turnaround efforts of the fading Internet pioneer.

Sep 14, 2014, 20:00 PM IST

Yahoo to join Google to create spy-free email systems: Report

Yahoo Inc said it will join Google Inc to create a secure email system by next year that could make it nearly impossible for hackers or government officials to read users` messages, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Aug 08, 2014, 09:28 AM IST

Yahoo acquires mobile advertising company Flurry for undisclosed sum

Yahoo continued its quest for renewed relevance with the purchase of a startup specializing in analyzing and making money from mobile applications.

Jul 22, 2014, 09:50 AM IST

Microsoft to pass Yahoo in ad revenues: Survey

Microsoft is expected to overtake Yahoo for the first time in digital advertising revenues, a research firm said Tuesday.

Jul 15, 2014, 22:52 PM IST

Yahoo CEO 'skeptical' about merger with AOL

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and AOL CEO Tim Armstrong were spotted having late-night drinks at a media and technology conference last week, which once again raised the rumors of a possible merger between Yahoo and AOL.

Jul 15, 2014, 17:15 PM IST

Wall Street Week ahead: Tech earnings take center stage next week

Earnings from some of the biggest U.S. technology companies will take center stage next week, giving investors a chance to re-evaluate the sector`s health.

Jul 12, 2014, 12:24 PM IST

Yahoo unveils line-up of free streaming concerts

Yahoo Friday continued its shift to online content with a line-up of free streaming concerts by music stars such as Usher, Michael Franti, and The Dave Matthews Band.

Jul 12, 2014, 00:11 AM IST