So long, Yahoo. Hello, Altaba? Yahoo's core business is now owned by Verizon. But shares of what used to be Yahoo still trade as Altaba with the ticker symbol "AABA." What the heck is Altaba? Basically a holding company for a stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.

The company formerly known as Yahoo begins its life as Altaba today Starting Monday, shares of Yahoo will begin trading under the name "Altaba" with the ticker AABA.

Weekly Roundup: Claims surface on Trump’s dealings with Russia, Yahoo splits into Altaba As part of the Verizon acquisition, Yahoo has split itself into an investment unit called Altaba and is now waiting for Verizon to undertake its remaining..

Yahoo renamed 'Altaba' as CEO Marissa Mayer resigns from board

Weekly Roundup: Claims surface on Trump’s dealings with Russia, Yahoo splits into Altaba As part of the Verizon acquisition, Yahoo has split itself into an investment unit called Altaba and is now waiting for Verizon to undertake its remaining..

Yahoo to be named Altaba, Mayer to leave board after Verizon deal

How Yahoo came up with its new name: Altaba Yahoo was already a shell of its former self. Now part of the company is getting an obscure new name.

Marissa Mayer resigning from Yahoo board as company renames itself Altaba Yahoo is hanging on to its 15 percent stake in Alibaba and its 35.5 percent stake in Yahoo Japan, and those assets will survive as an investment company under the new name Altaba Inc., as the rest of Yahoo integrates with Verizon. The assets had prev Read more ... iously been nicknamed Remain Co.

Yahoo boss to resign, firm to change name to Altaba if takeover gets go ahead Yahoo is set to change its name to Altaba, while beleaguered boss Marissa Mayer will leave as part of takeover by Verizon, an SEC filing has revealed.

After Sale, Marissa Mayer to Leave Yahoo Board; Yahoo to Change Name to Altaba The company said in a regulatory filing that the moves would happen after the closing of the roughly $4.8 billion sale of its core business to Verizon Communications Inc. The Yahoo-Verizon sale has been endangered by two huge hacks of Yahoo’s user Read more ... data.