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“Facebook will need to acknowledge the innovation that Yahoo! has done and probably pay them some licensing fees,” says analyst Trip Chowdhry. Chowdhry, the Managing Director of Equity Research at Global Equities Research, told Benzinga that the Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) lawsuit should not hurt...

Rejection is the tip of the iceberg. Contrary to the ultra-happy stories that most entrepreneurs share about the experience of launching a new startup, the job isn't always a piece of cake. “Funding is a strange beast,” Bassel Ojjeh, the former Senior VP of the Strategic Data Solutions division...

Startups often think that getting funded is a grand achievement. But is it? Bassel Ojjeh doesn't think so. As the former Senior VP of the Strategic Data Solutions division at Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) and the founder of several companies, Ojjeh came to this conclusion with years of experience. “I'd...

Those who search Google.com today (all one zillion of you) will instantly notice the Valentine's Day-themed Doodle resting on the logo. Click the play button (a sideways triangle placed on top of a reddish card) to see a fun and amusing animated short about a boy who tries everything in the world...

The earnings crunch rolls on this week. Among those scheduled to step into the spotlight are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX). Analysts expect them post year-over-year earnings growth. AT&T (NYSE: T), Boeing...

eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, January 18, after the markets close. CEO John Donahoe said at the Consumer Electronics Show that mobile commerce is expected to be surge this year, with PayPal payments increasing as much as 75%. Investors could use...

That's the question everyone is asking. But will we ever get an answer? If this Dealbook report is accurate, Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) board members could be meeting this Thursday to discuss an offer from Alibaba Group and Softbank. The two entities are eager to gain at least a portion of Yahoo!'s...

Was AOL (NYSE: AOL) smart to run, or is Alibaba smart to stay? The frequently rumored AOL-Yahoo merger may not have come true, but it seems that Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) could still be acquired by another entity. According to Bloomberg, Alibaba Group has teamed up with Softbank to begin advanced...

Perhaps the question should be, “Is EVERY company losing money on Facebook ads?” I've written about this before. Facebook reportedly charges somewhere in the range of $1.74 per click and $0.75 CPM. While the latter rate might be a fair value considering the expense of advertising on sites that don...

Five-dollar coffees are something consumers can't live without. What will be the next corporation to produce a product of equal value? That's a tough one to answer, without question. But Michael Moe, the founder and CEO of GSV Capital (NASDAQ: GSVC), has his eye on two companies that might be...

Even the most brilliant minds in finance can make terrible mistakes. And when they do, the results are usually as bad as a lame summer blockbuster that ultimately flopped. 3. They Don't Know When to Quit Is there anyone left that believes that MF Global (NYSE: MF) will make a comeback? It's not...

Should Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) acquire the dying beast that is Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO)? That answer is simple. But to fully understand the reasons why the Windows maker should stay away from the enterprise formerly controlled by Carol Bartz, click through our photo gallery.

The earnings season ramps up this week. Tech giants Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NYSE: MSFT), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) are scheduled to share their third-quarter results, as are big banks including Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Citigroup (NYSE: C), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS),...

Or will Yahoo! destroy ABC's value? It wasn't long ago that Daniel Loeb launched an attack on Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO), hoping to remove Roy Bostock, a man he referred to as the company's “destroyer of value.” Now Yahoo! is attempting to restore value to the firm by joining forces with ABC News, the...

Carol Bartz was just the beginning. Now that Yahoo!'s (NASDAQ: YHOO) problematic CEO is out of the picture, hedge fund manager and Third Point LLC founder Daniel Loeb is going after Yahoo! Chairman, Roy Bostock – again. In a letter sent to Yahoo! co-founder and former CEO Jerry Yang, Loeb...