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Earnings: Will tech pull through?

News Technology is no longer immune to the weak economy. Still, investors hope reports from Intel, Apple, and seven other titans forecast resilience.

Wednesday, April 16 2008 10:35 AM

Tags: Earning reports/forecasts

Motorola hits redial on handset biz

News Motorola has decided to separate its mobile handset business from the rest of the company, but many questions about its future remain unanswered.

Thursday, March 27 2008 11:43 AM

Tags: Cellular phones

Google: Weathering the economy?

News news analysis The search giant's second-quarter results disappointed investors, but CEO Schmidt believes on-target sales indicate it is shrugging off the broader malaise.

Sunday, July 20 2008 11:41 PM

Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Google Inc., Internet Search Advertising, foreign-exchange, search engine company, marketing, Hitwise, revenue, hiring, U.S.

Yahoo tries to conceal lawsuit documents

News Suing shareholders and Yahoo disagree about whether information on the company's employee severance plan should be public.

Monday, May 19 2008 02:18 AM

Tags: Business development/management, Business structures, Business Strategies & Functions, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Associated Press, activist investor, top executive, Jerry Yang, shareholder

Motorola's strategy and technology chief quits

News Latest executive to depart the struggling cell phone maker since Icahn gained board seats is Rich Nottenburg, who will 'return to the New York area to be with his family'.

Tuesday, May 20 2008 10:04 AM

Tags: Change mangement, Motorola Inc., Yahoo! Inc., activist investor, network, marketing, Wall Street Journal, strategy, merger, spokeswoman

Icahn joins Yahoo board

News Activist investor Carl Icahn has agreed to withdraw his slate of nominees for election to Yahoo's board, taking up a place himself.

Tuesday, July 22 2008 12:00 AM

Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Search, Internet advertising, Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, activist investor, Jerry Yang, shareholder, asset

Yahoo earnings decline, miss estimates

News Company's net income drops 19 percent and along with revenue misses analyst expectations for the second quarter.

Wednesday, July 23 2008 06:17 PM

Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Search, Internet advertising, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Internet Search Advertising, GAAP, Advertisement, Earnings, activist investor

Wall Street keeps cautious eye on Yahoo

News Despite Microsoft's public willingness to potentially negotiate a deal with a new Yahoo board, investors remain cautious, with analysts largely keeping a "hold" recommendation on its stock.

Tuesday, July 08 2008 07:57 AM

Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Search, Internet advertising, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Stock, Carl Icahn

Microsoft the winner in Yahoo-Icahn pact?

News news analysis Microsoft may turn out to be the winner in investor activist Carl Icahn's proxy fight settlement with Yahoo, according to sources.

Tuesday, July 22 2008 01:19 AM

Tags: Search, Internet advertising, Mergers, Acquisitions, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., phone, stock price, co-founder, Carl Icahn

Yahoo's quest for respect

News New $100 million marketing campaign will emphasize that Yahoo has a personal touch as the company tries to balance its need to start anew while showing off its strengths.

Wednesday, September 23 2009 09:45 AM

Tags: Service level management, Web sites, Web 2.0, Interactive Advertising Bureau, Carl Icahn, Jerry Yang, Internet, strategy, Web 2.0, Service level management

Carl Icahn increases stake in Yahoo

News Activist investor--and member of company's board--buys up 7 million shares of Yahoo over the course of three days last week in the United States.

Monday, December 01 2008 06:32 AM

Tags: Search, Web sites, Domain names, Software, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Stock Market, Stock, Carl Icahn, Jerry Yang

Report: Asian telecom gear makers still eyeing Motorola

News Equipment makers who declined deal earlier still interested in partnership with Motorola's mobile devices unit, reports M&A specialist site.

Wednesday, March 12 2008 10:59 PM

Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Cellular phones

Reports: Motorola reorganizes mobile phone business

News The move appears to be aimed at developing products more quickly in response to consumer demands, in anticipation of plans to spin off mobile unit.

Friday, April 18 2008 12:27 PM

Tags: Development/design, Business development/management, Business structures, Leadership

Motorola to eliminate 2,600 jobs

News Struggling handset maker will take a US$104 million pretax charge in the first quarter of the year to cover severance costs, according to a Thursday SEC filing.

Friday, April 04 2008 11:09 AM

Tags: Layoffs, Cellular phones