Marissa Mayer

Yahoo Approves $1.1B Deal for Tumblr

Yahoo's rumored $1.1 billion cash acquisition deal for social blogging site Tumblr has been approved by the company's board of directors, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Amazon Inks $600 Million Deal with CIA for Cloud Computing

Amazon has reportedly won a $600 million dollar, 10-year contract to supply cloud computing services to the CIA. The online retailer will help the spy agency build a private cloud infrastructure to keep up with emerging technologies.

The Backlash Against Sheryl Sandberg Is Already Starting

Although Sheryl Sandberg's manifesto, Lean In, was just published Monday, it already is generating a torrent of debate -- much of it among female professionals who complain they feel left out of Sandberg's vision of success in the corporate world.

What Yahoo's 'No Remote Work' Policy Will Cost Its Employees?

With Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer mandating that all her employees start working in the office, many of Yahoo's former telecommuters will be hit with significant new expenses -- especially those who are parents. We've done some back-of-the-envelope calculations to see how much of a hit they'll take.

Yahoo Gets a Big Lift from China, a Little One from Everything Else

Yahoo posted strong quarterly results Monday, blowing past analysts' expectations, even without its one-time gain from saling part of its stake in China's Alibaba. But Yahoo has beat the targets for three quarters running. What it hasn't been able to do is drum up much revenue growth.

Marissa Mayer to Move Yahoo Back to Tech Roots

Long torn between whether it should focus on media content or on tools and technologies, Yahoo under Marissa Mayer is being positioned firmly in the latter camp, according to sources inside and outside the company.

10 Brands Losing the Most Value

While some of the biggest brands have grown their values by more than 20% since last year's report by Interbrand, others have fallen precipitously. Here are the brands that lost the most value over the past year.