...the Nasdaq in April 1996, Yahoo has used its soaring stockprice to snap up $10.7bn (£7.3bn) worth of businesses...Shares float on Nasdaq 1996 to 2000: Uses soaring stockprice for acquisition spree, festooning website with new services...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2001/03/01/178709/profits-in-peril.htm