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Report of Icahn deal boosts Yahoo shares (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Yahoo Inc. shares climbed for a second day in Nasdaq trading Thursday after a report that the Internet company may compromise to end a proxy challenge by billionaire investor Carl Icahn.
Week in review: Heat returns to Yahoo (CNET)
Billionaire activist investor wants to show the door to Yahoo's CEO, while Bill Gates walks away from day-to-day work at Microsoft. Also: A Facebook face-off.
Icahn Proceeds With Yahoo Proxy Fight (New York Times)
Carl C. Icahn isn’t backing down from his Yahoo fight. Even as the company embraces Google — a move that the billionaire investor at one point supported — Mr. Icahn on Thursday finally filed his bid to sweep out Yahoo’s board, despite skepticism that he will prevail.
Icahn says Microsoft needs Yahoo: report (Market Watch)
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn on Tuesday night said Microsoft Corp. needs Yahoo Inc. if it wants to remain competitive in the coming years, according a wire report.
Yahoo Execs Under StressWhither Weiner? (AllThingsD Online via Yahoo! Finance)
Yahoo's board has been meeting today and, doubtlessly, its directors had a lot to talk about . Of course, there's the obvious topic of having to figure out how best to deal with the noisy stylings of billionaire investors Carl Icahn, who is waging a proxy war on Yahoo and calling for ...
Yahoo woos shareholders to ward off board coup (San Francisco Chronicle)
Trying to stave off a boardroom coup, Yahoo Inc. lobbied shareholders Monday to re-elect its current directors and reject a rival slate proposed by billionaire investor Carl Icahn. "The future of Yahoo and the value of your investment are in your hands,"...
Icahn trashes Yahoo for failed growth plan (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Carl Icahn on Monday fired off another letter savaging the board and management of Yahoo Inc for failing in its growth plan, the latest volley in an escalating proxy battle the billionaire investor has staged at the Internet company.
Icahn steps up attack on Yahoo board (vnunet.com)
Clement James, vnunet.com , Monday 9 June 2008 at 11:23:00 'Poison pill' severance packages under fire The public spat between billionaire corporate raider Carl Icahn and Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock has continued with yet another open letter from Icahn to Yahoo.... > Read the full article
Icahn steps up attack on Yahoo board (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The public spat between billionaire corporate raider Carl Icahn and Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock has continued with yet another open letter from Icahn to Yahoo.
Icahn aims to sell Yahoo for $49.5bn (Infomatics)
Carl Icahn has promised to secure almost $50bn for Yahoo if his plans to oust the web giant's board are successful. The billionaire investor said last week in a public letter to Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock that he would replace chief executive Jerry Yang and look to a deal which would value Yahoo's stock at a minimum of $33 per share.