Yahoo! Inc.

Part one: Zell's big gamble

2013-01-12 08:55:00

Aside from the business suit he was wearing, which he joked was rented for the occasion,�Sam Zell�was never more himself than when he appeared at a New York lender conference in April 2007 to hawk his $8.2 billion buyout of�Tribune Co. Slinging one-...

Tribune Co. to emerge from bankruptcy Monday

2012-12-30 20:48:00

The last day of 2012 is the first of a new era for Tribune Co. After spending more than four years embroiled in a contentious Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, the reorganized Chicago-based media company will emerge Monday under new owners and a newly...

Yahoo makes massive job cuts

2012-04-04 12:31:00

Yahoo Inc., of Sunnyvale, Calif., was once a high-flying Internet company. But now it's struggling to stay relevant. The company today announced it was laying off 2,000 people, or about 14 percent of its workforce. It was the biggest layoff in the...

Man agrees to plead guilty after taping Erin Andrews nude

2009-12-10 17:41:00

Google to introduce voice, text systems

2005-08-24 00:00:00

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Further expanding beyond its roots in Internet search, Google Inc. plans to launch a long-rumored program today that provides both text instant messaging and computer-to-computer voice chat. The new program, Google Talk, will...

Google's new stock sale to net $4 billion

2005-08-19 00:00:00

SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc. makes raising money look as easy as pi. A year to the day after its initial public offering, the Internet giant said yesterday that it would raise up to $4.2 billion through a secondary stock offer, leaving investors and...

Being home for the holidays a nice perk

2006-11-27 00:00:00

If you were like me, you waited a little too long to ask for time off on days surrounding the holidays. Most workers like myself want the extra time off to travel, celebrate and spend time with family and friends. Next year, though, more workers may not...

Microsoft patent bid puts crimp in effort to curb junk e-mail

2004-09-28 00:00:00

Tech firms, lawmakers target spam, e-mail fraud

2004-10-18 00:00:00

Marci De Vries, a Baltimore marketer, won't open her e-mail in front of clients, fearful that they'll think she's a pervert when they see some of the subject lines on her screen. Shamik Ghosh, a Laurel business developer, has to delete junk mail from his...

Virus strikes Google as it files for IPO

2004-07-27 00:00:00

On a day when Internet search giant Google Inc. stuck its neck out and placed a $36 billion value on itself - higher than even McDonald's Corp.-many users found its services worthless, shut down by the latest version of the MyDoom virus, which first...

Where the jobs are

2004-03-29 00:00:00

Even in a jobless recovery, people are finding work -- if they have the right skills. Or if they are willing to move. Last month, the U.S. economy produced a disappointing 21,000 jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That capped a three-year...

News agency sues Google for using excerpts

2005-03-23 00:00:00

NEW YORK - In a case that could set limits on Internet search engines, the French wire service Agence France-Presse is suing Google Inc. for pulling together photos and story excerpts from thousands of news Web sites. AFP, which is based in Paris, said...

May 2012 -- Newly appointed Chief Executive Thompson left the company after hedge fund Third Point accused him of embellishing his educational record.

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Former Yahoo Inc. chief executive Terry Semel and his wife, Jane, have put their Malibu home up for sale at $50 million.

2012-06-15 14:25:04

Exterior view of Yahoo! Inc., in Sunnyvale. The Internet company is headed for a proxy fight with activist investor Daniel Loeb.

2012-03-26 00:00:00