Yahoo Inc. co-founder Jerry Yang is stepping down as chief executive, ending a rocky reign marked by his refusal to sell the Internet company to Microsoft Corp. for $47.5 billion - more than triple Yahoo's current market value. ...more

November 17, 2008

When media and technology tycoons convene this week in idyllic southern Idaho for five days of deal making and outdoor recreation, the mountain air will carry more than a whiff of uncertainty as most arrive with their businesses in various states of disarray. ...more

July 9, 2008

Microsoft Corp. threw its weight behind investor Carl Icahn's effort to oust Yahoo Inc.'s board next month, saying Monday that a successful rebellion would encourage the software maker to renew its takeover bid for Yahoo or negotiate another multibillion-dollar deal. ...more

July 8, 2008

Some key dates in the history of Microsoft Corp.: 1975: Paul Allen and Bill Gates, friends who had co-written a programming language for the Altair hobby-kit personal computer, license it to the makers of the Altair. This programming language is the first Microsoft product. ...more

June 28, 2008

Yahoo's efforts to revive takeover talks with Microsoft have reached a dead end, setting the stage for the Internet pioneer to turn over a piece of its advertising platform to online search leader Google. ...more

June 13, 2008

Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Jerry Yang has gotten what he wanted: a chance to prove his company is worth more than the $47.5 billion Microsoft Corp. offered for the Internet pioneer. ...more

May 5, 2008

Microsoft has withdrawn its $42.3 billion bid to buy Yahoo, scrapping an attempt to snap up the tarnished Internet icon in hopes of toppling online search and advertising leader Google. ...more

May 4, 2008

Microsoft Corp. may raise its takeover offer for Yahoo Inc. to more than $31 a share, seeking to end a three-month standoff with the Internet company's board, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. ...more

May 3, 2008

Microsoft Corp. launched a Web site Thursday for managing personal health and medical information, but privacy advocates worry that neither the technology nor U.S. law will protect patients' most confidential details. ...more

October 5, 2007