Kara Swisher in News on May 17 at 11:39 pm PT
Could the never-ending Yahoo-Alibaba deal finally be close to a handshake? Yes, indeedy.
Lauren Goode in Mobile on February 20 at 7:59 pm PT
This just in! Young people own smartphones — though their wealthy elders are catching up.
Kara Swisher in Media on December 20, 2011 at 4:40 pm PT
Wanted, one magical exec to work miracles against increasingly troublesome dragons. Ability to sparkle a plus.
Kara Swisher in News on November 23, 2011 at 2:38 pm PT
Yahoo has about 30 working days to make what has to be a complex and multiparty deal, in an effort that is akin to herding cats.
Kara Swisher in News on October 4, 2011 at 2:28 pm PT
From “very, very interested” to a case of wanna-be-buyer’s remorse?
Kara Swisher in News on September 22, 2011 at 5:45 am PT
Big play in China, as big investors pour a fortune into Alibaba Group shares to give its employees some walking-around money.
Kara Swisher in News on September 2, 2011 at 11:14 am PT
Now that famed hedge fund investor has dumped his bid for the Mets, will it give him more time to throw curve balls at Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer?
Kara Swisher in News on July 31, 2011 at 12:48 pm PT
You would think the settlement of a major dispute would goose the stock of a company, but Yahoo’s deal with its Chinese partner Alibaba Group on Friday did exactly the opposite.
Kara Swisher in News on July 29, 2011 at 6:01 am PT
As these companies are wont to do in the middle of the night, Yahoo, SoftBank and the Alibaba Group have reached an agreement in their nasty dispute around the Alipay payments unit, and they are ready to talk about it.
Kara Swisher in News on June 28, 2011 at 7:42 am PT
Have you ever heard of Specific Media? What about Golden Gate Capital?
One of them is likely to be the new owner of Myspace by Thursday, as the deal to sell the distressed social networking icon goes down to the wire for a $20 million to $30 million price and massive layoffs.
