Any Yahoo-AOL deal unlikely before Aug 1: source

Any deal between Yahoo Inc and Time Warner Inc’s AOL division would be unlikely to be struck before Yahoo’s annual meeting on August 1, a person familiar with the negotiations said on Monday.Yahoo and AOL have been talking about merging their Internet operations for a few months, but the talks now factor in the expected [...]

Yahoo sets August 1 date for annual meeting showdown

Yahoo Inc on Tuesday set its annual shareholder meeting on for August 1 in the heart of Silicon Valley, as it braced for a showdown with billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn, who is mounting a proxy fight for control of Yahoo.Earlier, The Wall Street Journal reported that Icahn would seek to remove Jerry Yang as [...]

Microsoft proposes alternative deal to Yahoo

Microsoft Corp said on Sunday it proposed an alternative deal to Yahoo Inc rather than a full acquisition, but the move was unlikely to win favor with financier Carl Icahn, a person familiar with his thinking said.Icahn launched a proxy campaign on Thursday to replace Yahoo’s board with directors who would reopen talks with Microsoft, [...]

Top Google execs pledged to stay 20 years: report

Google Inc’s top three executives had pledged to work together for 20 years in a pact they made shortly before the company’s initial public offering in August 2004, Fortune magazine has reported.Co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, together with Chief Executive Eric Schmidt say in a joint interview for Fortune’s February 4th issue that the [...]