Yahoo is recounting the shareholder vote for its board of directors after discovering that a tabulating firm failed to register the opposition of a major investor. ...more

August 6, 2008

What was expected to be a firestorm of shareholder fury fizzled into a mundane annual meeting for Yahoo on Friday, despite lingering disappointment among some shareholders about a failed merger with Microsoft that could have been worth $47.5 billion. ...more

August 2, 2008

Yahoo's recent truce that will put investor Carl Icahn on the board of directors didn't pacify many shareholders who remain on the warpath heading into the company's annual meeting today. ...more

August 1, 2008

Yahoo averted a showdown with rabble-rousing investor Carl Icahn on Monday by giving him three seats on its board of directors in a truce that still leaves the door open for a possible sale to Microsoft. ...more

July 22, 2008

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, pressing Yahoo! Inc. to rekindle takeover talks with Microsoft Corp., won more support from shareholders as the Internet company weighed new proposals from its former suitor. ...more

May 21, 2008

Just two weeks after breaking off merger talks, Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. have been pulled back to the bargaining table by their fears about what might happen if they don't work out a deal. ...more

May 20, 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

Yahoo Inc. is discussing a possible Internet partnership with media conglomerate News Corp., its latest effort to repel Microsoft Corp.'s takeover bid or pry a better offer from the unsolicited suitor, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday. ...more

February 14, 2008

Yahoo, the Internet company that rejected a $44.6 billion bid from Microsoft Corp., may find that a so-called poison pill in its bylaws is not enough to defend against a hostile takeover. ...more

February 13, 2008

Online search engine operator Yahoo said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit declined a bit more than 23 percent as higher operating expenses overshadowed an increase in revenue. ...more

January 30, 2008