Read more Jerry Yang stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3176/jerry-yang.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:17:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49147/yahoo-posts-303m-loss-beats-estimates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYahoo Inc. stumbled to a fourth-quarter loss of $303 million, but the Internet company withstood the recession better than analysts had expected. Yahoo's loss—officially wrapping up the Jerry Yang era—translated into 22 cents per share, compared with a profit of 15 cents per share in the prior year,...http://www.newser.com/story/49147/yahoo-posts-303m-loss-beats-estimates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Jan 2009 16:58:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47807/yahoo-to-name-software-exec-its-new-ceo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYahoo will soon name Carol Bartz as its new CEO after a two-month search for a successor to Jerry Yang, the Wall Street Journal reports. The 60-year-old Bartz served as CEO of Autodesk Inc from 1992 to 2006, and still serves as the company’s executive chairman. She’s also on the...http://www.newser.com/story/47807/yahoo-to-name-software-exec-its-new-ceo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Jan 2009 13:10:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44862/yahoo-will-cut-up-to-1500-jobs-in-calif.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYahoo will cut as many as 1,500 California employees from its ranks tomorrow, Mediabistro reports. Employees learned of the layoffs in an email yesterday from outgoing CEO Jerry Yang, according to an inside source. The layoffs follow Yang's November announcement that the search giant would have to sack as...http://www.newser.com/story/44862/yahoo-will-cut-up-to-1500-jobs-in-calif.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Dec 2008 12:56:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43918/icahn-stock-grab-may-signal-new-yahoo-ceo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCorporate raider Carl Icahn bought about $65 million in Yahoo shares this week, sparking AllThingsD blogger Kara Swisher to speculate that an "Icahn-friendly" CEO is on the way. Icahn's purchase, likely an attempt to recoup the $900 million he lost on his Yahoo stake this year, points to two former...http://www.newser.com/story/43918/icahn-stock-grab-may-signal-new-yahoo-ceo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Nov 2008 18:54:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43120/ballmer-quashes-yahoo-bid-rumors-open-to-partnership.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSteve Ballmer quashed the rumor that Microsoft would make another offer to buy Yahoo now that Jerry Yang has quit as CEO, CNET reports. “We are done with all acquisition discussions with Yahoo,” the chief executive said today. “We did our best; we’ve moved on.”http://www.newser.com/story/43120/ballmer-quashes-yahoo-bid-rumors-open-to-partnership.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Nov 2008 12:42:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43069/for-yahoo-question-is-whos-yangs-yin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYahoo’s successor to CEO Jerry Yang could come from outside the Internet industry, as long as he has a strong operations background and the decisiveness to break the company’s culture of indecision, reports the Wall Street Journal . But even before hiring a CEO, the company needs to decide whether it...http://www.newser.com/story/43069/for-yahoo-question-is-whos-yangs-yin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Nov 2008 9:52:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43014/yangs-departure-gives-microsoft-new-opening.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInvestors are hoping Jerry Yang’s departure will lead to renewed talks with Microsoft, BusinessWeek reports. “This is probably the beginning of the end for Yahoo,” said one. “Microsoft will probably come back with an offer.” Microsoft has repeatedly denied interest in reviving a deal, but Yang’s departure “clears the path,...http://www.newser.com/story/43014/yangs-departure-gives-microsoft-new-opening.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Nov 2008 9:54:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42941/yang-out-as-yahoo-ceo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJerry Yang is stepping down as Yahoo's CEO after a short and embattled tenure, Kara Swisher reports on AllThingsD. He will remain on the company board and retain his old "Chief Yahoo" title, as well as help find a replacement. The board and Yang have chewed over the move for...http://www.newser.com/story/42941/yang-out-as-yahoo-ceo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Nov 2008 20:18:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37280/yahoos-next-move-third-party-content.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter struggling through months of takeover battles and sagging stock prices, Yahoo says it’s working to become a web destination for users rather than simply a jumping-off point, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. It plans to add third-party content and newly developed applications on a new Yahoo home page, allowing...http://www.newser.com/story/37280/yahoos-next-move-third-party-content.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Sep 2008 12:04:01 CDT