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Yang: 'Time is right' for new leader

CNET Tech blog  Tue, 11/18/2008 - 1:32pm

In a blog posting, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang assesses his time at the helm and explains why he believes the company is ready for a new chief executive.



 

Yang's travails: A Yahoo timeline

CNET Tech blog  Tue, 11/18/2008 - 12:16am

It was a rough 17 months for Jerry Yang as Yahoo's chief executive. Here's a chronology of the Internet pioneer's tenure at the top.



 

Even presidents need time to chill out

CNN.com - Health  Fri, 10/10/2008 - 8:35am

Like the rest of us, Presidents work best when they take regular respites from the burdens of their position, according to White House insiders.

From golfing to horeseback riding to bowling, each Chief Executive had his own way of unwinding.



 

WaMu gets whacked again

CNN Money  Wed, 09/10/2008 - 11:26am

Three days into his new job, Washington Mutual's new chief executive has a crisis on his hands. Shares of the Seattle thrift plunged for the third straight day Wednesday, as investors continue to flee the shares of financial firms with big mortgage exposures and a possible need to raise capital.



 

UK house prices to fall 25%

BBC Finance  Mon, 09/08/2008 - 11:01am

In an exclusive BBC News interview, the chief executive of the Nationwide Building Society predicts house prices could fall by up to 25% from their peak.



 

Ex-KBR executive in guilty plea

BBC Finance  Thu, 09/04/2008 - 2:13am

Ex-chief executive of KBR, Albert Stanley, pleads guilty on corruption charges relating to gas contracts in Nigeria.



 

New chief for German tyre company

BBC Finance  Sun, 08/24/2008 - 2:25am

Tyre maker Continental names its new chief executive following the resignation of the previous man in the post.



 

BP to appeal against Dudley ban

BBC Finance  Thu, 08/14/2008 - 11:27am

BP will appeal against the decision of a Russian labour court to bar the chief executive from the country.



 

Next Question: A Whole Lot of Traffic Shaping Going On, With Oly...

ZDNET - Between the Lines  Thu, 08/14/2008 - 10:26am

The sky didn’t fall this week, with NBC’s delivery of live events from 25 sports at www.nbcolympics.com.



 

Schoolyard antics take Microhoo drama to new level

ZDNET - Between the Lines  Fri, 08/01/2008 - 5:18pm

Something doesn’t smell quite right here. Techcrunch reports earlier today that Jonathan Miller, former AOL chief executive and one of the names that popped up as part of Team Icahn on the newly expanded Yahoo board, has been blocked from serving on that board by a non-compete clause in his contract with Time Warner.