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Yahoo Now Looking At CEOs With No Internet Or Ad Experience
Silicon Alley Insider —
... Yahoo definitely needs a good, objective operator, but selling media and ads is different than selling gadgets, and we're skeptical that these new folks have the right experience. Kara Swisher: ...
Yahoo: Icahn Boosts Stake; Waiting For A New CEO
BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily —
Investor Carl Icahn disclosed in a Form 4 filing with the SEC that he has increased his stake in Yahoo (YHOO) by about 0.5%. Icahn bought 6,778,804 shares on November 24, 25 and 26 for a combined $67 million, at prices ranging from $9.678 to $9.988. That increased his stake by about 0.5% to 75,575,125 shares, or roughly 5.4% of the outstanding stock.
AllThingsD speculates that the move could signal that a new CEO could come quickly - and that the choice could be one of the two execs Icahn brought with him to the Yahoo ...
Is Yahoo Stock a Bargain? [GigaOM]
Pipes Output —
... . So how should we read into his move? After all, Icahn previously bought 70 million shares for about $25 a share and has lost $900 million on that investment. In other words, his track record thus far hasn’t exactly been awe-inspiring. His investments in Motorola, another company he lobbied to restructure, have taken a heavy pounding as well. Kara Swisher thinks that this recent Yahoo stock purchase is a sign that Yahoo is about to make a CEO choice “sooner than later and much more Icahn-friendly.” What do you guys think: Is ...
Icahn buys more Yahoo shares, considers H-P exec for CEO gig [Yahoo]
Gawker: valleywag —
... Jerry Yang's least favorite investor bought nearly seven million more shares of YHOO. BoomTown reporter Kara Swisher did my homework for me again: Todd Bradley, head of H-P's $28 billion Personal Systems group, has been added to the list of potential Yahoo CEOs. Just to keep things complicated, the board my appoint an interim CEO to give off the appearance of someone actually doing something at Yahoo.(Photo by AP/Charles Rex Arbogast) ...
Icahn averages down on Yahoo; Searches for break even
Between the Lines —
... Carl Icahn added to his stake in Yahoo just before Thanksgiving and bought more than 6.77 million shares. Naturally, folks need to find the meaning in Icahn’s move. Kara Swisher notes that Icahn may have upped his investment because ...
Icahn Picks Up More Yahoo Shares On The Cheap
TechCrunch —
... I wouldn’t read too much into this move other than that Icahn is in too deep with Yahoo to bail out now. If you are committed to a stock, you buy it when it’s cheap. ...
Carl Icahn Buys Almost 7 Million Additional Shares In Yahoo!
Pulse2 - Technology News And Reviews —
... Why would Icahn buy so many shares when so many people are wanting to cash out as Yahoo!’s stock is steadily declining? AllThingsD believes that the investment may be related to an upcoming CEO selection that Icahn favors. ...
Update: Microsoft, Yahoo Said To Be Hammering Out $20 Billion Search Buyout
paidContent —
... , and BoomTown's Kara Swisher suggested it was a sign that Yahoo's board was close to naming a new CEO. But perhaps the promise of this new search deal—if it's really being discussed—is what sparked Icahn's confidence. ...
Update: Microsoft, Yahoo Said To Be Hammering Out $20 Billion Search Buyout; Denied
paidContent —
... , and BoomTown's Kara Swisher suggested it was a sign that Yahoo's board was close to naming a new CEO. But perhaps the promise of this new search deal—if it's really being discussed—is what sparked Icahn's confidence. ...
