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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                 Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                January 17, 2006
                Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

                                   Yahoo! Inc.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware                        0-28018                      77-0398689
(State or other Jurisdiction    (Commission File No.)        (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)                                            Identification No.)

                                 701 First Ave.
                           Sunnyvale, California 94089
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (408) 349-3300
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

         The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not
be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended.

         On January 17, 2006, Yahoo! Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Yahoo!")
announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December
31, 2005 and certain other information. A copy of Yahoo!'s press release
announcing these financial results and certain other information is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

      (c) Exhibits.

      The following exhibit is furnished with this report on Form 8-K:


          99.1    Yahoo! Inc. press release dated January 17, 2006.



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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                        YAHOO! INC.

                                        By:/s/ Susan Decker
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                                           Susan Decker
                                           Executive Vice President, Finance and
                                           Administration, and Chief Financial
                                           Officer (Principal Financial Officer)



Date: January 17, 2006



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                                   YAHOO! INC.

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



Exhibit Number          Description
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    99.1                Press Release dated January 17, 2006



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