Yahoo Earnings Preview: With One Eye On Results, Investors Seek a Way Forward

Yahoo! is set to report its fourth-quarter results on Tuesday, January 26th.  The stock continues to under-perform the market, having declined by over 12% over last three months. In contrast, the NASDAQ composite index is down a less painful 8%. The primary reason for this under-performance has been Yahoo’s stalled plans to spin off its Alibaba stake to shareholders, which it fears it cannot do on a tax free basis. Accordingly attention has turned to the core business, which has failed to gen...