Yahoo hires investment bank to sell about 3,000 patents: WSJ

The company has sent letters to a number of potential buyers for the patents, which date back to when the company was founded in 1996 and also include its original search technology, the report said. The deadline for bids for the patents has been set for mid-June by Yahoo, according to the Wall Street Journal. In March, Yahoo said it would explore the sale of $1 billion to $3 billion of patents, property and “non-core assets”.

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Yahoo hires investment bank to sell about 3,000 patents: WSJ

Weak U.S. employment report dims prospect of Fed rate hike

The U.S. economy created the fewest number of jobs in more than 5-1/2-years in May as manufacturing and construction employment fell sharply, suggesting slippage in the labor market that could make it harder for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. Employment gains were also restrained by a month-long strike by Verizon workers, which depressed information sector payrolls by 34,000 jobs. Underscoring the report's weakness, employers hired 59,000 fewer workers in March and April than previously reported.

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Weak U.S. employment report dims prospect of Fed rate hike