Super Bowl To Drive Fans Online
Seventy-five percent of U.S. Internet users will go online the day of the Super Bowl for stats, updates and Super Bowl ads according to comScore’s annual pre-game survey.
The majority of those who go online will do so before the game (82%) or after the game (61%). Twenty-nine percent said they would go online during the game or during halftime (28%).
Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Haters Emerge
Criticism of the proposed $44.6 billion cash & stock takeover of Yahoo by Microsoft has elicited negative comments from some industry observers.
Amid Yahoo Clamor, GOOG Falls
People who bought Google stock at its peak $747.24 are likely pretty upset these days. Missing estimates is rough enough on a shareholder, and so is losing more than $200 per share (hey, it could be worse, you cold be a Lexmark shareholder). But in the wake of Microsoft’s bid for Yahoo, Google shares continue to drop.
Microsoft, Yahoo, And Lots Of Overlap
If Yahoo agrees to Microsoft’s proposed takeover, the two companies will have a lot of duplicate services to either integrate or eliminate.
Yahoo Eyes Maven Networks For $160 (Or So) Million
We know, we know: the big news today is Microsoft’s bid to take over Yahoo. But believe it or not, there are other things going on in the world, and one of them is Yahoo’s acquisition of Maven Networks.
Microsoft Not Down on Poor Yahoo Performance
Well, maybe there’s some good news to come out of Yahoo’s recent poor financial performance after all–Microsoft wants to buy it for $44.6 billion.
Expect Yahoo Shares to Rise on Microsoft Deal
I’m gutted. Last Autumn it was obvious that Yahoo stock was seriously undervalued by comparison to Google, Amazon, and other major internet companies. However, not only did I not have an investment portfolio, but the promise of the stock markets tanking made it a bad time to set up a portfolio in the first place. Once the storm was over, I planned to then start some form of investment portfolio, probably tied to a SIPP for retirement within my business, and focus about 50% in YHOO stock.
Microsoft Tells Yahoo About R&D Synergies
You’ve all read about the proposed deal. The National Post has a copy of the letter that Ballmer et al sent to the Yahoo board. Here are two paragraphs I found interesting: 1] Ballmer reminds Yahoo that he/Microsoft was right all along (emphasis added)
Market Aspects Of Microsoft-Yahoo Furor
The tricky thing about describing stock prices is that they change as you write. They’ll likely have changed even more by the time you come across this article. Still, for owners of Yahoo’s stock, that’s a good thing, because it’s absolutely skyrocketing right now.
World Reacts To Microsoft-Yahoo Surprise
Generally speaking, stories about Yahoo don’t have many exclamation marks – we’ve learned to drop ’em from the company’s name. Exclamation marks are appearing all over the place, however, following the exciting news of Microsoft’s acquisition offer.