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Yahoo! (YHOO) Weakness Creates Opportunity as Stock Already Reflects Worst Case Tax Scenario, SunTrust's Peck Says

May 20, 2015 6:55 AM EDT

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey analyst Robert Peck reiterated a Buy rating and $59 price target on Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) saying the IRS questions create an opportunity and the stock has already priced in a worst case tax scenario.

Peck commented, "Yesterday, headlines from a speech... More

Yahoo! (YHOO) Affirms Alibaba (BABA), Yahoo Small Business Spin-off Plans Amid IRS Rule Change Chatter

May 20, 2015 6:43 AM EDT

Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) issued the following statement early Wednesday:

An IRS representative stated Tuesday that the IRS plans to study its rules for issuing private letter rulings regarding the active trade or business requirement in spin-off transactions and will hold off processing new... More

Yahoo! (YHOO) Undervalued Despite New IRS Spin-Off Uncertainty, Cantor Fitzgerald Says

May 20, 2015 6:36 AM EDT

Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Youssef Squali weighed in on Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) today after commentary from the IRS's Office of Associate Chief Counsel late afternoon yesterday regarding changes to the tax treatment of certain spinoffs raised a cloud of uncertainty around Yahoo!s... More

Market Wrap: Housing Starts Rip in April; Achillion Enters Key HCV Pact; IRS May Stymie Yahoo!'s Asset Spin Plans

May 19, 2015 5:25 PM EDT

Market wrap for May 19th

End of the Day: S&P 500 down 1.4 to 2,127.83; Dow Jones up 13.5 to 18,312.39; Nasdaq down 8.4 to 5,070.03

Market Brief: Markets were mixed amid another light, post-Q1 trading session.

Strong housing data was reported early Tuesday with housing starts and building permits both outpacing expectations for April.

Yahoo! dropped late in the session on speculation that new IRS rules might curb its plans for a tax-free spin of its Alibaba stake.

Computer Sciences announced that it would split... More

Yahoo! (YHOO) Hits Session Lows as IRS Said to Change Spinoff Rules

May 19, 2015 3:42 PM EDT

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Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) shares hit session lows heading into the close of trading on Tuesday. Weakness was tied to an IRS ruling that could... More