Carol Bartz

With Andrew Mason fired from Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), speculation for his replacement as CEO of the daily deal giant has begun. Mason's tenure is marked by Groupon's incredible growth in its first two years, followed by a stark drop in share value that fell from as high as $31 to as low as $2.60...

One of the more interesting investment stories in the Internet space is the turnaround taking place at Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO). The company, which has seen its revenues fall sharply in recent years, has become a target of activist investors amid its struggles. In 2008, Carl Icahn purchased a large...

Marissa Mayer, Chief Executive Officer of digital media company Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO), wants Twitter's Head of International Markets, Katie Jacobs Stanton, to come in and handle media according to AllThingsD. Mayer certainly needs to recruit some talent; Benzinga reported on Monday that VP Jim...

Yahoo!'s (NASDAQ: YHOO) new CEO could make $100 million over the next five years. Previous reports suggested that Marissa Mayer's new job would pay up to $60 million. Another said that Mayer would earn $70 million. But according to The Wall Street Journal, she is slated to make $100 million....

Ironfire Capital founder and managing director Eric Jackson weighs in on the issue. "A lot of ex-employees believe that there is enormous fat there to cut and that it might even be possible to cut it down by half," Jackson, whose company specializes in long/short investments and corporate...

Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) co-founder Jerry Yang is leaving the struggling Internet search company he has been with since 1995. California-based Yahoo! made the announcement today after the close of U.S. markets. In a letter to the Yahoo! Board Chairman Roy Bostock, Yang wrote: “My time at Yahoo!,...

Floundering digital media company Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) announced on Wednesday that it has hired PayPal president Scott Thompson as its new CEO. At first glance, the market is not exactly ebullient about the decision, as YHOO shares are trading down 2.49% at $15.89. Given the fluid situation at the...

One analyst has a very interesting prediction for the future of Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO). Trip Chowdhry, Managing Director of Equity Research at Global Equities Research, believes that the company – which currently trades in the $16 range – could go to $100 under the guidance of its new chief...

That's the question everyone is asking. But will we ever get an answer? If this Dealbook report is accurate, Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) board members could be meeting this Thursday to discuss an offer from Alibaba Group and Softbank. The two entities are eager to gain at least a portion of Yahoo!'s...

A report from Gabelli & Company reiterates its Buy rating on Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO). The report states, “On September 6, 2011, Yahoo's CEO, Carol Bartz, was summarily fired, putting the embattled company “in play.” Over the past three months, Yahoo takeover speculation has steadily...