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Verizon (VZ) Enters Agreement to Acquire Yahoo's (YHOO) Operating Business in $4.8B Deal

July 25, 2016 7:01 AM EDT

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) announce they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Verizon will acquire Yahoo's operating business for approximately $4.83 billion in cash, subject to customary closing adjustments.

Yahoo informs, connects and entertains a global audience of more than 1 billion monthly active users** -- including 600 million monthly active mobile users*** through its search, communications and digital content products. Yahoo also connects advertisers with target audiences through a streamlined advertising technology stack that combines the power of their data,... More

Yahoo (YHOO) calls twice as active as puts on low volatility into expected core asset sale

July 22, 2016 1:51 PM EDT

Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) July weekly 39 and 40 calls are active on total call volume of 35K contracts (18K puts) into the expected sale of core business. July weekly call option implied volatility is at 32, August is at 30; compared to its 52-week range of 25 to 55.

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Verizon (VZ) price for Yahoo! (YHOO) said to be about $5B; Excludes patents - Bloomberg

July 22, 2016 9:07 AM EDT

Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) price for Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) said to be about $5 billion, according to Bloomberg. The deal is said to exclude patents.

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Verizon emerges as front-runner in Yahoo auction: sources

July 22, 2016 8:47 AM EDT

By Greg Roumeliotis and Liana B. Baker

(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc (NASDAQ: YHOO) is focusing on U.S. telecommunications company Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) as the buyer of its core business after reviewing final bids that it received this week, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

A deal would boost Verizon's AOL internet business, which the company acquired last year for $4.4 billion, by giving it access to Yahoo's advertising technology tools, as well other assets such as search, mail, messenger and real... More

Verizon (VZ) Said Nearing Deal to Acquire Yahoo! (YHOO)

July 22, 2016 8:35 AM EDT

(Updated - July 22, 2016 8:37 AM EDT)

Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) said nearing a deal to acquire Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) core assets, according to Bloomberg.

UPDATE - Sources said Verizon... More