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Microsoft, Yahoo forge a search engine link

29.07.09

Microsoft and Yahoo today sealed an internet search engine alliance to take on Google’s global dominance ... more

Cost cutting lifts Yahoo’s profits

22.07.09

Savage cost cutting helped Yahoo eke out slightly higher profits in the second quarter despite the internet company’s sharpest fall in advertising revenues since the dot-com bust ... more

Yahoo set to name new chief executive

09.01.09

Internet: Online search company Yahoo is close to naming a new chief executive, insiders say... more

Yahoo signs deals to crack TV market

08.01.09

Technology: Online search firm Yahoo has forged a string of deals it hopes will help put its services on the world’s televisions... more

Yahoo's London staff waiting for axe to fall

10.12.08

Technology: London-based staff at internet company Yahoo were on tenterhooks as the company was expected to reveal the scale and location of job losses at the firm... more

Yahoo search deal with Virgin Mobile

01.12.08

Technology: Yahoo and Virgin Mobile agree a deal that makes Yahoo the exclusive search service for Virgin's four million mobile subscribers... more

Microsoft's boss kills hopes of new Yahoo offer after Jerry Yang's departure

20.11.08

Technology: Microsoft has poured cold water on hopes the departure of Yahoo chief Jerry Yang could lead to a renewed offer for the company... more

Yahoo, Google rethink ad deal

04.11.08

Internet giants Yahoo and Google have scaled back the scope of their search for an advertising deal in a bid to get it past regulators... more

Google and Yahoo ads share plan 'is a threat to privacy'

29.10.08

Internet: A consumer group says a plan by Google to share advertising with rival Yahoo will create a monopoly that threatens privacy... more

Trouble for Yahoo as chill of recession hits net advertising

22.10.08

In a mere five words, Google chief executive Eric Schmidt has pointed to an uncomfortable truth: "All of us are vulnerable."... more

Yahoo is tipped to axe 1000 jobs

20.10.08

Technology: Internet company Yahoo is expected to announce widespread cost cuts when it unveils its quarterly earnings... more

Yahoo rises on merger hopes

17.10.08

Technology: Shares in web search engine firm Yahoo surged amid feverish speculation the merger talks with Microsoft could be revived... more

Yahoo board faces flak over Microsoft

01.08.08

Internet giant meets shareholders today with board expected to face anger over failure of Microsoft deal... more

Yahoo's tussle with activist Icahn ends in compromise

21.07.08

The epic battle for control of Yahoo ends in a truce... more

Yahoo snub to Microsoft offer

14.07.08

Internet giant Yahoo has rejected a "ludicrous" proposal from Microsoft and activist shareholder Carl Icahn that would break the firm up... more

Google boss backs independent Yahoo

11.07.08

The head of internet search giant Google has made a plea for the independence of arch-rival Yahoo saying it would be better for business... more

All change at Yahoo in bid to boost sales

20.06.08

More senior staff are said to be heading for the exits at internet giant Yahoo as the company considers a complete overhaul aimed at boosting sales... more

Key man heads for Yahoo exit

17.06.08

Jeff Weiner is leaving the company and three other Yahoo executives are reportedly on the move too... more

Court move on Yahoo takeover

11.06.08

Shareholders suing the company's board demanded a trial ahead of the 1 August annual meeting... more

Yahoo seeks to shut out Icahn

23.05.08

Internet company Yahoo has postponed its annual meeting as it musters its forces to fight off investor Carl Icahn's bid to take over the board... more

Microsoft tries new Yahoo tack

22.05.08

Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer categorically rules out another bid for all of internet company Yahoo but admits he is pursuing a new tack with the company... more

Icahn's push at Yahoo gets lift

21.05.08

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has been given a boost in his campaign to force Yahoo back into takeover talks with Microsoft... more

Microsoft tries new Yahoo tack

19.05.08

Software giant Microsoft has proposed a new deal to internet search engine Yahoo, which earlier this month drove away its Ł24bn takeover offer... more

Fund manager halts move on Yahoo board

15.05.08

Hedge fund manager Eric Jackson, who wants to oust Jerry Yang as chief executive of Yahoo, has dropped plans to propose his own slate of directors for the internet firm... more

Icahn may muscle in on Yahoo board

14.05.08

Internet firm Yahoo, which earlier this month drove away a $47.5 billion (£24.4 billion) bid from Microsoft, may now face an assault by billionaire investor Carl Icahn... more

Microsoft seeks pal in Facebook

08.05.08

Microsoft, whose bid for Yahoo was rebuffed, has reportedly approached social networking website Facebook as it tries to build a credible online strategy... more

Microsoft turns up Yahoo heat

28.04.08

Yahoo has missed the deadline set by Microsoft to accept its $31-a-share takeover offer now worth $42.7 billion, leading many on Wall Street to believe the fight will turn nastier.... more