Deal of the Week

36: Yahoo May Just Be The Beginning for Verizon


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First, Verizon bought AOL for $4.4 billion. This week, the largest U.S. Wireless provider acquired Yahoo's Internet business for $4.8 billion. The deal makes Verizon the third-largest digital advertising company by revenue, far behind Google and Facebook. Verizon isn't content to stay number three, and that means there may be more acquisitions to come after Yahoo is integrated. What might Verizon buy next? And is it fair to say Marissa Mayer was a failure as Yahoo CEO? Bloomberg wireless reporter Scott Moritz and Bloomberg technology executive editor Tom Giles discuss with host Alex Sherman.

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