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Yahoo

Yahoo Inc. is best known for its web portal and search engine, but its services include Yahoo Directory, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance and others. Founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994, the company was initially in the forefront of the technology boom but has struggled to reinvent itself in the face of competition from companies like Google and Facebook.

Chairman / President

Tapan Bhat

CEO / Managing Director

Darsin Bassin

CFO / Finance Director

Monica Mijaleski

Industry

Media
Internet
Computer software
Web search engine

Website

yahoo.com

Headquarters address

Sunnyvale, California, U.S.

Stock Code

NASDAQ:YHOO

Year founded

1994

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