engine - 5:18 pm on Aug 5, 2008 (gmt 0)

Investor, Capital Research, Wants Yahoo Shareholder [reuters.com]Vote Probe

One of Yahoo Inc's largest and most critical shareholders, Capital Research Global Investors, said on Monday it asked for a probe of last week's shareholder vote, a move that calls into question the strong showing for Chief Executive Jerry Yang. Yang has been under pressure for months over failed negotiations to sell the company to Microsoft Corp and regarding questions about his leadership, but Friday's shareholder vote suggested the tide was turning in his favor.