Posts Tagged ‘Microsoft’

 

Guess Who? Over 100 Million Fans and Valued IPO at $3 Billion

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

Which social media platform has over 100 million fans and valued IPO at $3 billion? If you guessed professional social networking website LinkedIn then you’ve guessed right! On May 9, 2011 LinkedIn announced it would offer 7.84 million shares of stock priced at $32 to $35 per share in its initial public offering on the [...]

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Yahoo and Microsoft still flirting?

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

It has been a difficult time as of late for many companies, Microsoft and Yahoo included. It is reported that the two online entities have resumed talks regarding a wide-ranging advertising partnership. Talks of an outright merger or sale of Yahoo’s search business to Microsoft have not resumed thus far. Investors have long been chattering [...]

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Microsoft Supports Carl Icahn with Yahoo Proxy

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

The annual shareholder meeting for Yahoo will be held on August 1st, 2008 in San Jose, California. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is expected to pursue his preference to replace the current board of directors, including CEO of Yahoo at the shareholder’s meeting, with the support of Microsoft behind him. Icahn has made his agenda apparent, [...]

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