After burning through $3 billion, Marissa Mayer may finally put the brakes on buying startups (YHOO)

Reuters Marissa Mayer has spent nearly $3 billion on buying startups during her first 3 years at Yahoo. But she may finally put the brakes on her spending spree, the Yahoo CEO indicated during Tuesday's earnings call. "I feel the need [for M&A] is slightly less acute now," Mayer said during the earnings call. Mayer said it was important for her to do many acquisitions, especially when she first got to Yahoo, in order to bring in new talent and ideas to the company. But after scooping up nearl...