*Still mulling future of 35 pct stake in Yahoo Japan. SAN FRANCISCO, May 14- Yahoo Inc plans to ramp up advertising and marketing efforts as it seeks to break its reliance on an "aging demographic" and become more relevant among young adults, the company's finance chief said on Tuesday.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 7- Microsoft Corp extended the revenue guarantee it provides to Yahoo Inc in the companies' underperforming search partnership, Yahoo said on Tuesday. Extension of the search revenue guarantee marks Yahoo's first agreement with Microsoft since Marissa Mayer became Chief Executive of Yahoo in July.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 7- Microsoft Corp extended the revenue guarantee it provides to Yahoo Inc in the companies' underperforming search partnership, Yahoo said on Tuesday. Extension of the search revenue guarantee marks Yahoo's first agreement with Microsoft since Marissa Mayer became Chief Executive of Yahoo in July.
PARIS, May 1- France's industry minister said he had blocked Yahoo Inc's plan to buy a majority stake in online video website Dailymotion because the U.S. group wanted to "devour" its smaller competitor.
PARIS, May 1- France's industry minister said he had blocked Yahoo Inc's plan to buy a majority stake in online video website Dailymotion because the U.S. group wanted to "devour" its smaller competitor.
**A private equity group made up of Bain Capital LLC and Golden Gate Capital Corp has emerged as the lead contender to buy BMC Software Inc for more than $6.5 billion, three people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
*Minister regrets Yahoo decision to not buy French website. PARIS, May 1- France's industry minister said on Wednesday that Yahoo Inc's plan to buy a majority stake in online video website Dailymotion from France Telecom would not have benefited the two companies.
*Minister regrets Yahoo decision to not buy French website. PARIS, May 1- France's industry minister said on Wednesday that Yahoo Inc's plan to buy a majority stake in online video website Dailymotion from France Telecom would not have benefited the two companies.
Wall Street was set for a flat open on Wednesday as investors waited to hear from the U.S. **MERCK& CO INC, Tuesday close $47, down 5 pct premarket. **CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP, Tuesday close $19.54, up 5 pct premarket.
**MERCK& CO INC, Tuesday close $47, down 3 pct premarket. **CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP, Tuesday close $19.54, up 4 pct premarket. **GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC, Tuesday close $10.03, up 5 pct premarket.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 30- Yahoo Inc has abandoned an effort to acquire a majority stake in online video website Dailymotion due to objections by the French government, according to media reports, scrapping what would have been the biggest deal in the 10- month tenure of Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer.
*Says CEO Marissa Mayer'S total compensation in 2012 was $36.6 million- SEC.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 30- Yahoo Inc has increased the amount of paid leave new parents can take, bringing the Internet company closer to the policies of some of its Silicon Valley peers from which it hopes to lure engineers.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 30- Yahoo Inc has increased the amount of paid leave new parents can take, bringing the Internet company closer to the policies of some of its Silicon Valley peers from which it hopes to lure engineers.
April 25- Yahoo Inc Chairman Fred Amoroso is resigning effective immediately, the struggling Internet company announced on Thursday. In a statement on Thursday, Amoroso said he had informed the Yahoo board when he became chairman in May 2012 that he intended to serve only one year "in order to help Yahoo during a critical time of transformation."