Yahoo CEO to resign

Nov 18 – Yahoo said Jerry Yang will step down as chief executive as soon as the board finds a replacement.

The news sent Yahoo shares on hopes the departure would clear the way for a deal with Microsoft, while one-third owned Yahoo Japan eased.

Dan Sloan reports.


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  1. When did Yahoo make the announcement?
  2. When did Yahoo shares go up?
  3. What will Jerry Yang do after stepping down?
  4. What was he blamed for?
  5. How much did Microsoft offer?
  6. When was the buyout bid made?
  7. What did Google do?
  8. What other deal didn’t go ahead?
  9. What did Yang face?
  10. What happened to Yahoo’s shares?