May 14th, 2012 | 
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Yahoo! Inc. (Yahoo!) is a digital media company. Through the Company’s technology and insights, Yahoo! delivers digital content and experiences, across devices and globally. The Company provides online properties and services (Yahoo! Properties) to users, as well as a range of marketing services designed to reach and connect with those users on Yahoo! and through a distribution network of third-party entities (Affiliates). Its offerings to users on Yahoo! Properties fall into three categories: Communications and Communities, Search and Marketplaces, and Media. Its offerings are available in more than 45 languages and in 60 countries, regions, and territories. In April 2011, the Company acquired IntoNow. In October 2011, the Company exited Consim Info Pvt Ltd by selling 12% interest to Bessemer Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund and Canaan Partners. On December 14, 2011, the Company acquired interclick, inc. (interclick).
Yahoo Japan Corp said that the resignation of Yahoo Inc.’s (YHOO) chief executive won’t affect the Tokyo-based company’s business or any possible negotiations over the U.S. namesake’s plans to offload its Japanese stake. Scott Thompson, whom Yahoo hired as CEO in January, agreed to resign over the weekend after the company’s board obtained evidence that contradicted his claim of innocence about his misstated academic record, citing people familiar with the matter. AllThingsD, like The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, is owned by News Corp. Last month, Yahoo Japan said it wasn’t in talks with U.S. Yahoo after negotiations over a proposed deal in which the latter would sell its 33% stake in the Japanese company stalled. A Yahoo Japan spokeswoman said Monday that the company doesn’t expect the leadership change at the U.S. firm to have any impact on any talks the two companies might hold about share sale plans.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan Chase) is a financial holding company. The Company is a global financial services firm and a banking institution in the United States, with global operations. The Company is engaged in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management and private equity. JPMorgan Chase’s principal bank subsidiaries are JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, a national bank with the United States branches in 23 states, and Chase Bank USA, National Association, a national bank that is the Company’s credit card-issuing bank. JPMorgan Chase’s activities are organized into six business segments, as well as Corporate/Private Equity. The Company’s wholesale businesses comprise the Investment Bank (IB), Commercial Banking (CB), Treasury & Securities Services (TSS) and Asset Management (AM) segments.
JPMorgan Chase & Co lost $15 billion in market value and a notch in its credit ratings on Friday while a chorus of regulators and politicians reacted to its surprise $2 billion trading loss by demanding stiffer oversight for the banking industry.Republican Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee called for a hearing into the losses that the largest U.S. bank disclosed Thursday, while Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro told reporters: “It’s safe to say that all the regulators are focused on this.”The debacle sparked new fears about big banks and prompted Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher, who has called for the breakup of the top five U.S. banks, to say he is worried the biggest banks do not have adequate risk management.The fallout extended across much of the banking sector, with shares of some of Wall Street’s top names declining on Friday. Among others, Citigroup dropped 4.2 percent, Goldman Sachs fell 3.9 percent and Bank of America slipped 1.9 percent.
LinkedIn Corporation (LinkedIn) is a professional network on the Internet with more than 90 million members in over 200 countries and territories. Through the Company’s platform, members are able to create, manage and share their professional identity online, build and engage with their professional network, access shared knowledge and insights, and find business opportunities. Its platform provides members with solutions, including applications and tools, to search, connect and communicate with business contacts, learn about career opportunities, join industry groups, research organizations and share information. Its members create profiles that serve as their professional profiles and are accessible by any other member, as well as anyone with an Internet connection.
LinkedIn Corporation ( LNKD ) reported adjusted net earnings of 5 cents per share in the first quarter of 2012, much better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 2 cents. Revenues in the quarter stood at $188.5 million, up 100.6% from $93.9 million in the first quarter of 2012. The company witnessed stupendous revenue growth across all three product segments.Segment wise, Hiring Solutions products totaled $102.6 million, up a massive 121.3% year over year. This segment represented 54.4% of the total revenue in the first quarter of 2012.Marketing Solutions products increased 73.2% year over year to $47.5 million. Marketing Solutions revenue represented 25.2% of the total revenue.Premium Subscriptions products totaled $37.9 million, an increase of 91.0% year over year. Premium Subscriptions represented 20.0% of the total revenue in the reported quarter.Geographically, U.S. revenues totaled $120.8 million, and represented 64.0% of revenues in the first quarter of 2012. Revenue from the international market amounted to $67.6 million, and represented 36.0% of the total revenue in first quarter 2012.
