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On this week’s EIC squared Dan and I talk Yahoo’s new CEO, Verizon Wireless and the BlackBerry Storm, CES and pushing gadgets in a down economy.

First, the big news of the week was Jerry Yang and his move to step down as CEO of Yahoo. A lot of speculation revolves around who will become CEO.

All Things Digital's Kara Swisher talks with CNET's Dan Farber about who she believes will succeed the deposed Jerry Yang as Yahoo CEO.

So, Peter Chernin’s name keeps coming up as a potential replacement for Jerry Yang as CEO of Yahoo.

Chernin’s the always-cool president of News Corp. Under Rupert Murdoch and Chernin, the old-line publisher and broadcaster has shown serious savvy about new media.

Silicon Valley is atwitter over what kind of CEO Yahoo needs to hire to replace the outgoing Jerry Yang. CNET's Kara Tsuboi hears opinions and analysis from some "armchair quarterbacks" over this crucial decision for the Internet giant.

Now that Jerry Yang is stepping down as CEO of Yahoo, the big question - even bigger than who might take the CEO position - is whether Microsoft might still be interested in buying Yahoo or even cutting a search deal now that Google is out of the picture.

With Jerry Yang poised to step down, who will take the helm and what will new leadership mean for the embattled company?

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.

The key factor isn't who occupies the CEO's office. But with Jerry Yang set to step down, a source says, "Microsoft is open to a mutually beneficial search deal."

Internet search engine Yahoo is looking for a new CEO. The current chief executive, Jerry Yang, is stepping down.

Yang co-founded the company but he's only been CEO for a year and a half. During his short tenure, he infuriated shareholders by stopping a deal with Microsoft, which offered to buy Yahoo for $31 a share.

Yahoo's stock price is now trading at a third of that. With Yang leaving the corner office, some say a deal with Microsoft is inevitable.

Yang will have a seat on the board.

Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang hoped an advertising deal with Google would boost revenue and keep Microsoft at bay. Instead, he ended up resigning soon after the Justice Department, thanks to Microsoft lobbying, blocked the deal.