Layoffs and a refocusing of efforts in this area can also do a lot. CEO Jerry Yang needs exciting new products or services, if it hopes to return Yahoo sing.

At the Consumer Electronics Show, a few weeks ago, Yahoo! (YHOO), Chief Executive Jerry Yang began his speech with an oath: “It is time, Yahoo jodelnd yet. But on Jan. 29 after Yang dampened prospects for the coming year, including the dismissal of 1,000 employees, it became clear that the recovery, in order not happen, at least for another year.

Yahoo said its profit in the fourth quarter fell by 23% to $ 206 million, on a 14% increase in sales, to $ 1.4 billion, excluding sales commissions partners. But even if these expectations, the company and the outlook for 2008 was not the case. Yahoo expects revenue of $ 5.35 billion to $ 5.95 billion, missing the expectations of many analysts, whose average forecast sales of $ 5.88 billion. “The view was the real disappointment,” said Rob Sanderson, an analyst at American Technology Research. “She threw in a sink of the kitchen with a view to reducing expectations.

The share taumelte advanced in trade, are more than 10% to $ 20.81. Even before the report was issued, Yahoo, the exchanges on their lowest level in more than four years.