Nice timing, Acacia Research Corporation . The mother of all patent trolls patent acquisition, development and licensing company, which was profiled in depth by BusinessWeek just two days ago, this morning announced that it has been awarded a total of $12.4 million in a patent infringement case against Yahoo . On May 15th, 2009, a federal court jury decided that Yahoo's messenger program with ...

13 November 2009 DUBAI -- Yahoo's acquisition of Arab language portal Maktoob.com Maktoob.com -- a landmark deal widely expected to give a major fillip to Middle East's online media advertising sector -- was completed on Thursday, the founder of the region's largest online community said.

Yahoo's acquisition of Jordan-based Maktoob, the largest Arabic online community, could be a catalyst for the region's internet market and help boost the online media sector across the whole region, according to a report by A T Kearney, a strategic consulting firm.

At the beginning of last year, Yahoo made a fairly large acquisition with the purchase of online video distribution and advertising platform provider Maven Networks . Under the terms of the agreement, which we reported as a rumor the same day the papers were signed, the company acquired the startup for approximately $160 million . At the time, the press release touted the acquisition to lead to ...

Yahoo has been busily shopping around its assorted businesses—but it's also on the lookout to make an acquisition of its own. Chief Technology Officer Ari Balogh tells Reuters that Yahoo wants to buy a company that would let it become a larger player in social networking.

PHILADELPHIA - Two investment firms pulled the plug Thursday on their $5.82 billion acquisition of Penn National Gaming Inc. after the racetrack and casino operator's stock price tumbled. But they will pay for pulling out. Penn National will get $225 ...

PHILADELPHIA — Two investment firms pulled the plug Thursday on their $5.82 billion acquisition of Penn National Gaming Inc. after the racetrack and casino operator's stock price tumbled. But they will pay for pulling out. Penn National will get ...