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Yahoo to be named Altaba, Mayer to leave board after Verizon deal
January 10, 2017 by publisher · Leave a Comment
(Reuters) – Yahoo Inc said Monday that it would rename itself Altaba Inc and Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer would step down from the board after the closing of its deal with Verizon Communications Inc. Yahoo has a deal to sell its core internet business, which includes its digital advertising,
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Lawyers seek to launch fresh Brexit challenge in Irish courts
December 10, 2016 by creative · Leave a Comment
A group of British and Irish lawyers are seeking to challenge Britain's decision to leave the European Union in the Irish High Court to try to establish if Brexit can be reversed once divorce talks have been triggered. The lawyers hope the court in Dublin will ask the European Court of Justice, the EU's highest court, to determine …
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Murdoch’s new Sky bid should be probed, UK opposition politicians say
December 10, 2016 by admin · Leave a Comment
Rupert Murdoch's new takeover approach for British pay-TV firm Sky should be investigated by the UK's competition authorities, according to opposition politicians, though analysts said a deal should be easier to get through this time round. Liberal Democrat Vince Cable, who was Britain's business secretary at the time of Murdoch's first bid in 2010-11 told BBC radio the media tycoon's new takeover attempt would not be in the public interest. …
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Yahoo launches auction process as Starboard gears up for fight
February 21, 2016 by admin · Leave a Comment
Yahoo shares jumped after the company announced its board has formed a committee of independent directors to explore strategic alternatives, and that it has hired investment banks and a law firm to run the process. The launch of the auction process, a move activist hedge fund Starboard Value and other shareholders have pushed since late last year, showed the company was moving another step closer …
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