As part of its 15th birthday celebrations, Yahoo on Tuesday invited a group of reporters for a lunch with Carol Bartz, the company’s chief executive. There were plenty of delicious cupcakes but no party hats. And as Ms. Bartz’s public relations handlers warned ahead of the event, there was no news.

In May, Carol A. Bartz, the chief executive of Yahoo , suggested that it would take flotillas of cash to get her company to spin off or combine its precious search assets with a partner. Here’s how she put it: “If there’s boatloads of money and the right technology involved, would we do a deal?

Chief executive of Yahoo, Carol Bartz, steadfastly defended the Internet company's business practices in China saying it is "not our job to fix the Chinese government."Lawmakers accused the Sunnyvale Internet giant of putting its profits in the booming China market ahead of human rights by turning over secret data that enabled Chinese officials to track down and punish dissidents.A reporter for ...

Yahoo Chief Executive Carol Bartz echoed the turnaround promises of her predecessors as she presided over the first shareholder meeting since her hiring, yet she left little doubt the slumping Internet company's new boss isn't the same as the old bosses.

Yahoo on Thursday named Altera Corp's chief financial officer as its finance chief, the latest move by the Internet company to rebuild itself in the image of its new chief executive.

SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) Chief Executive Carol Bartz said Monday the struggling Internet giant can "take on" rivals Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Google Inc. (GOOG), and she dismissed the idea of striking a partnership with Time Warner Inc.'s (TWX) AOL unit.

Yahoo Inc. scaled back its political lobbying during the first quarter as a new chief executive took control of the slumping Internet company, according to a recent disclosure form.

Google Inc. backs Yahoo in its effort to stave off an unsolicited takeover by Microsoft Corp. because an independent Yahoo will increase competition in the Internet search and advertising markets, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said here Thursday.

Coca-Cola Co.'s president and chief operating officer, Muhtar Kent, is taking over as chief executive just as the beverage market is losing some of its fizz. Getty Images Muhtar Kent will face strong headwinds as Coca-Cola chief executive. When the ...

Several major investors say they are not sure if they will support activist shareholder Carl Icahn's proxy battle to oust Yahoo chief executive Jerry Yang.