Dominic Rushe
The Observer
Jan 20, 2012 12:52 PM
When Jerry Yang‘s family moved from Taipei to San José, the billionaire Yahoo founder was just 10 years old. Fatherless by the time he was two, Yang has said he knew one word of English: “Shoe”.
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Staci D. Kramer
Jan 17, 2012 4:53 PM
Investors won’t have Jerry Yang to blame anymore. In a stunning move announced after the markets closed, the Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) co-founder resigned from the company’s board of directors and from all other positions—effective immediately. Just as quickly, Yahoo’s stock jumped in after-hours trading.
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Tameka Kee
Nov 18, 2008 1:06 AM
Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) CEO Jerry Yang will step down from his post as soon as the board finds a suitable replacement, and BoomTown broke the story. The official release from Yahoo is out. Kara also has his full memo to the Yahoo team, in which Yang says he’ll participate in…
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Robert Andrews
May 20, 2008 4:55 AM
Google’s (NSDQ: GOOG) top trio met in the UK last night to discuss revived Microsoft-Yahoo talks. Earlier yesterday, CEO Eric Schmidt gave his first reaction to journalists: “It’s too early. After this press conference, the three of us will meet and decide what our response is.” Going in to that…
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