Yahoo Update: Analyzing The Alibaba Deal And The Way Forward

By Bill Maurer: Over the weekend, Yahoo (YHOO) finally announced a deal with Alibaba (ALBCF.PK) for the latter to repurchase part of the stake that Yahoo! owns.

By Helix Investment Management:Every so often, a company gets caught up in what seems like a soap opera of drama and intrigue. Analysts and investors try endlessly to decipher what is going on as management stays silent. Currently, Amylin Pharmaceuticals (AMLN) is caught up in just such a drama.

By Marek Fuchs:Clownishness, much like beauty, stands in the eye of the beholder. So let's gather together to behold a clownish trade. Granted: playing Monday Morning quarterback to lame stock trades is a bit selective, even venal. But in the end, you learn from analyzing mistakes. Plus, what's more fun than making fun of missteps and pratfalls? With all that said, welcome to the next installment of The Clownish Trade of the Day …

By Interactive Brokers: YHOO - Yahoo!, Inc. - Shares in the Internet media company rallied as much as 2.6% this morning to $15.55 after AllThingsD, citing sources familiar with the situation, reported Yahoo will sell half of its stake in Chinese Internet company, Alibaba, next week. Alibaba is reportedly expected to pay $7.6 billion to buy back 20% of the company in the deal, leaving Yahoo with a 20% stake in the company.

Jack Ma is buying back up to half of a 40% stake in his Alibaba Group from Yahoo Inc for US$7.1-billion, in a deal that moves the company closer to a public listing

By Helix Investment Management:No company has more drama surrounding it than Yahoo! (YHOO). The one-time leader in search has been reduced, at least from a perception standpoint, to a shell of its former self.