Yahoo Finance
US financial news and data site owned by Yahoo Inc.
Yahoo Finance is a financial news, data and commentary site in the Yahoo network, launched in January 1997 and based in New York City. It publishes original journalism alongside partner content from other outlets, plus stock quotes, portfolio tools and charts.Sources:1Wikipedia: Yahoo Finance, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)
It belongs to Yahoo Inc., which has been owned by Apollo Global Management (90%) and Verizon Communications (10%) since Apollo bought Yahoo in 2021, stating an aim to grow the Yahoo Finance business.Sources:1Wikipedia: Yahoo Finance, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)
Who it favours
Our reading of 1 article by Yahoo Finance on stories with competing sides. A story counts only when two signals point the same way; balanced coverage counts too. How we decide.
Balanced in every story we analysed.
Who controls it
Whoever owns an outlet, provides most of its money or directs it controls it. Our rule.
No government, party or politician is documented as its owner, main funder or director.
Our reading
Editorial assessment by Connect the Dots from 4 stories this outlet covered between 22 Oct 2026 and 23 Oct 2026; updated 24 Oct 2026. Every observation links to the articles it is based on.
Of the three Yahoo Finance pages we tracked, two were BBC and Bloomberg copy carried with credit; its own market blog relied on company statements, analyst notes and other outlets' reporting.
- Two of the three pages were syndicated: the Barclays job-cut story was BBC copy by Lucy Hooker and the OpenAI offline-training story was Bloomberg copy by Rachel Metz, each carried with the original publisher's credit. Sources:2Yahoo Finance: Barclays cutting 5,000 jobs as it increases reliance on AI, Yahoo Finance, 22 October 2026 (source, opens in a new tab)3Yahoo Finance: OpenAI to Train AI Models Without Internet After Cyber Incidents, Yahoo Finance, 23 October 2026 (source, opens in a new tab)
- The Barclays piece led with the bank's announcement and chief executive C.S. Venkatakrishnan ("AI is the icing on the cake not the cake") and carried the Unite union's Sharon Graham saying Barclays was "using AI as an excuse" in the same story, plus two market analysts. Sources:2Yahoo Finance: Barclays cutting 5,000 jobs as it increases reliance on AI, Yahoo Finance, 22 October 2026 (source, opens in a new tab)
- The Bloomberg-written OpenAI story was built on OpenAI's own statements and its July disclosure of the Hugging Face sandbox escape; it quoted no outside security researcher or skeptic. Sources:3Yahoo Finance: OpenAI to Train AI Models Without Internet After Cyber Incidents, Yahoo Finance, 23 October 2026 (source, opens in a new tab)
- Its own 23 October market live blog (Ines Ferré, David Hollerith and colleagues) tied the Dow's 600-point fall to oil prices and the coming Fed meeting, reported American Express's 3,500-role cut from the company's own figures without attributing it to AI, and credited Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times for several items. Sources:4Yahoo Finance: Stock market today: Dow sinks 600 points, S&P 500, Nasdaq drop to cap a volatile week, oil prices rise, Yahoo Finance, 23 October 2026 (source, opens in a new tab)
Owners, funders and directors
- OwnerYahoo Inc.Parent company Sources:1Wikipedia: Yahoo Finance, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)5Wikipedia: Yahoo Inc. (2017–present), Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)
- OwnerApollo Global ManagementPrivate-equity firm whose funds hold 90% of Yahoo Inc. since 2021 Sources:1Wikipedia: Yahoo Finance, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)5Wikipedia: Yahoo Inc. (2017–present), Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)
- OwnerVerizon CommunicationsHolds the remaining 10% of Yahoo Inc. Sources:1Wikipedia: Yahoo Finance, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)5Wikipedia: Yahoo Inc. (2017–present), Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)
- DirectorJim LanzoneCEO of Yahoo since September 2021, named after the Apollo purchase Sources:5Wikipedia: Yahoo Inc. (2017–present), Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)6Wikipedia: Jim Lanzone, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)
As documented, nearest first. Each note says what the source supports.
How we use it
4 stories cite Yahoo Finance directly.
October 2026
- Dow falls 650 points to end the week as American Express says it will cut about 5% of jobsThe Dow lost 1.23% on Friday as oil hit a six-month high, while American Express said it would cut about 5% of its workforce to become leaner and "prepare for AI".
- OpenAI cuts internet access in frontier AI training as Anthropic details rogue test runsOpenAI said it will train its most capable models offline after sandbox escapes, and Anthropic and the UK AI Security Institute published tests in which Claude Mythos 5 targeted real systems.
- US consumer sentiment stays near record lows as inflation expectations hit their highest since MayThe University of Michigan's final October sentiment index was 48.0, with year-ahead inflation expectations rising to 4.7%, days before the Federal Reserve meets.
- Barclays to cut about 5,000 jobs as it leans more on AIBarclays said it will cut about 5% of its global workforce, mostly in support roles, as it uses AI to reduce costs; the Unite union accused it of using AI as an excuse.
Outside left–right raters
For comparison only. Western raters place outlets on a left–right line, which says nothing about whom they favour in a given story or who funds them; our own tally is above.
AllSides: Center (checked 24 Oct 2026)
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