Yahoo is laying off 1,700 and putting itself up for sale. Here's why.

Yahoo is one of the best-known brands on the internet, but its core internet business is in a grim situation. How grim? There's a debate over whether the company itself — what most of us think of when we think of Yahoo — is actually worth less than zero dollars. Back in 2005, Yahoo invested $1 billion in one of China's hottest technology startups, Alibaba, getting a roughly 40 percent stake. The bet has paid off handsomely.
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