Yahoo CEO Under Pressure After AOL’s Lucrative Sale

USA Today: Verizon’s bid for AOL is raising questions about whether broadband companies might be itching for similar deals — and whether Yahoo could be next. “The interesting thing for Yahoo is to figure out if the company will continue being the acquirer or whether it will finally fall prey to a Comcast or other communications giant.” AOL’s lucrative sale to Verizon may put pressure on Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer to clean up the company to make it more attractive to buyers. Mayer has been in the process of selling Yahoo’s massive stakes in Asian Internet companies Alibaba and Yahoo Japan, which would otherwise raise the price for its suitors.