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Jerry Yang resigns from Yahoo: A positive move for the Internet giant?
After 17 years at the helm 18 January 2012 10:02 GMT TweetAfter 17 years building up one of the largest web-based companies, co-founder of Yahoo, Jerry Yang is resigning from the board.
Yahoo was founded 1995 by Yang and David Filo, and for years saw huge growth as it came to dominate the web, however...
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Yahoo shares soar on Yang's departure
10% rise as market hopeful of Microsoft deal 19 November 2008 10:19 GMT TweetPoor old Jerry Yang - he's faced a takeover bid from Microsoft, the wrath of his shareholders when he rejected it, job losses, and now the market seems to have applauded his decision to stand down as CEO.
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Yahoo admits Microsoft deal may be "best option"
Here we go again 6 November 2008 15:17 GMT TweetBoth Microsoft big wig, Steve Ballmer, and rebel Yahoo shareholder Carl Icahn said last month that they believed a takeover by Microsoft of Yahoo would be a huge benefit to both companies.
Said Icahn: "I will say and I continue to say that... -
Yahoo Yang could be ousted
Board members could react to falling share price 23 October 2008 14:20 GMT TweetIts shares are falling, it is chopping staff, and now analysts say it is only a matter of time before there is a mutiny at Yahoo.
Allen Weiner, senior technologies analyst at Gartner, has gone on the record saying that Jerry Yang's days at...