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Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) upped their price target on shares of Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) from $4.00 to $16.00 in a research note issued on Tuesday. Nomura Reaffirms Neutral Rating on Yahoo! (YHOO) - Movie News Guide (blog)

by Karee Venema 5/23/2012 11:02 AM The author of this article gives Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) something it's been lacking for awhile: a bit of positive feedback.

Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) Sahres Trade in a Narrow Range for Three Months - Fred ... WallStreetWindow.com - 18 hours ago Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) delivered a 1.5% weekly gain last week, closing at $15.42. The stock, which is currently down 4.4% for the year, has been trading $14.40 - $15.67 in the past three months. Is Yahoo the Next Comeback Kid? - Wall St. Cheat Sheet Yahoo Interim CEO Ross Levinsohn to focus on content, advertising, insiders say - San Jose Mercury News

Marketwire (press release) - May 22, 2012 Economic fundamentals leading into 2012 have set a generally positive pace with GDP growth likely to pick up through the coming year.

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) had a 69.9% volume spike trading 52661900 shares. YHOO's 30-day average volume is 15843000. Shares closed at $15.58 +4.77%.

By Joel Rosenblatt and Bob Van Voris on May 21, 2012 A former Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) (YHOO) executive and a former mutual fund manager at a unit of Ameriprise Financial Inc. (AMP) (AMP) pleaded guilty to insider trading, the US said. DOJ, SEC Resolve Insider Trading Charges With Ex-Yahoo Executive, Ex-Fund Manager - Wall Street Journal Tech ticker - Alameda Times-Star

Wall Street Journal - May 21, 2012 The US Justice Department said a former Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) executive and a former mutual fund manager at Ameriprise Financial Inc. (AMP) pleaded guilty Monday to securities fraud charges in connection with an insider trading scheme.

Reuters Key Development - May 21, 2012

By Scott Sheffield Yahoo! Inc.(NASDAQ:YHOO) has finally arrived at a mutual consensus with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. thereby bringing an end to their rivalry. Yahoo To Return 'Substantially All' Alibaba Proceeds To Shareholders - Wall Street Journal Yahoo to sell half of its Alibaba stake for $7.1B - CBS News

By Tiernan Ray It would appear one man's ?overhang? is another man's ?catalyst?: Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster this afternoon cut his rating on shares of Yahoo! Piper Jaffray Cuts Yahoo! to Neutral (YHOO) - Junction Report Piper Jaffray Reiterates Overweight Rating, $18 PT for Yahoo! - Benzinga

Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) ex-Chief Executive Officer Scott Thompson resigned from the board of Splunk Inc. (SPLK) after a scandal about a false degree listed on his resume led to his departure from Yahoo. Splunk Says Former Yahoo CEO Thompson Resigned From Board - Wall Street Journal

REUTERS - Data analytics software maker Splunk Inc (SPLK.O) said former Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) CEO Scott Thompson has resigned from its board of directors, effective May 18.

Pre-Market Most Active for May 21, 2012 : MMI, QQQ, BAC, YHOO, TEF, NVO, NOK ... NASDAQ - 16 hours ago Motorola, Inc. ( MMI ) is +0.76 at $39.96, with 7960878 shares traded. MMI's current last sale is 99.9% of the target price of $40.

By Aoife White on May 21, 2012 Google Inc. (GOOG) (GOOG) was told by the European Union's antitrust chief it has a ?matter of weeks? to resolve a probe and avoid possible fines over allegations that the operator of the world's largest search engine ... Google Given a 'Matter of Weeks' to Submit Remedies in EU Probe - Bloomberg EC Pitches Google an Ultimatum - TechNewsWorld

By Alex Sherman and Andy Fixmer on May 18, 2012 The four major US networks this week unveiled 31 new shows for 2012-2013, meaning at least that many won't be back.