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Live: Google faces off with analysts

News Co-founder Sergey Brin tells analysts how a censored site helps China, why the feds are wrong and what's up with Google's revenue.

Friday, March 03 2006 11:50 AM

Tags: Search, Financial, Analyst reports

Yahoo misses Wall Street estimates

News Net income rises from a year ago but is below analyst targets, sending shares tumbling in after-hours trading.

Wednesday, January 18 2006 10:45 AM

Tags: Web sites, Web services, Sales/revenue, Analyst reports

Yahoo meets analyst expectations

News Posts first-quarter net income that's down from a year ago on higher stock compensation expenses but is in line with expectations.

Wednesday, April 19 2006 11:07 AM

Tags: Search, Earning reports/forecasts

Google revenue climbs, meets expectations

News Revenue rises 3 percent to top US$4 billion as online ad spending avoids a downward spiral amid an economy still looking for signs of recovery.

Friday, July 17 2009 10:48 AM

Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Internet advertising, Google Inc., earnings per share, Advertisement, YouTube Inc., Eric Schmidt, marketing, revenue, traffic acquisition cost

Yahoo CEO 'pleased' about quarter

News Yahoo delivers second quarter earnings that were better than expected; CEO Carol Bartz sheds some light on its future plans says Microsoft's Bing is a "good product".

Wednesday, July 22 2009 10:51 AM

Tags: Search, Financial statements, Earning reports/forecasts, Yahoo! Inc., non-GAAP, Advertisement, AT&T Corp., CEO, job, marketing

Despite net loss, Yahoo beats the Street

News The Internet pioneer reports a net loss, but excluding various charges, it beats out Wall Street expectations. New CEO Carol Bartz steers people toward the bright side.

Wednesday, January 28 2009 07:32 AM

Tags: Sales/revenue, Forecasting, Recruiting, Acquisitions, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Forecasting, net income, CEO

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

Google hurdles over profit estimate

News Search ad giant reports net income is well above analyst estimates for the third quarter; revenue almost matches expectations.

Friday, October 17 2008 11:08 AM

Tags: Search, Advertising, Earning reports/forecasts, Sales/revenue, Advertiser, Google Inc., Stock, Advertisement, Eric Schmidt, revenue

Microsoft enters Yahoo-Icahn fight to 'set record straight'

News Software giant contends that its now-rejected sweetened offer for Yahoo's search business "did not include changes to Yahoo's governance" and was incorrectly portrayed as a "take it or leave it ultimatum".

Tuesday, July 15 2008 08:04 AM

Tags: Search, Internet advertising, Mergers, Acquisitions, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Proposal, software company, software

Yahoo rejects joint offer from Microsoft, Icahn

News Yahoo late Saturday night rejects a joint-buyout proposal by Microsoft and investor activist Carl Icahn for the sale of only Yahoo's search business.

Sunday, July 13 2008 10:35 PM

Tags: Search, Internet advertising, Mergers, Acquisitions, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Proposal, Paid Search, intellectual property

Schmidt: Worst of recession over; Google hiring ahead

News Google CEO Eric Schmidt shares that worst of the recession is behind us and Google feels "confident about investing heavily in our future".

Friday, October 16 2009 11:05 AM

Tags: Internet advertising, Google Android, Google Inc., Google Android, advertisement, revenue, mobile, Investment, Wall Street, net income

Search growth helps loft Google over profit estimate

News Net income surpasses analyst expectations as the search giant profits from more searches and more clicks on search ads.

Friday, April 17 2009 09:19 AM

Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Search, Google AdSense, Google Inc., radio ad, Sales, Advertisement, Eric Schmidt, revenue, commission

Yahoo's quarter: All eyes on Bartz

News Observers probably won't get a grand turnaround plan as Yahoo's new CEO announces earnings Tuesday. But they'll get a better handle on Bartz herself.

Tuesday, January 27 2009 07:57 AM

Tags: Search, Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Brand strategy, Strategic analysis, Global strategic management, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Internet Search Advertising, Advertisement