5 things we like about Verizon-AOL hookup By: CNBC.com News May 12, 2015 at 14:46 PM EDT Here are five things Michael Yoshikami likes about Verizon's $4.4 billion purchase of AOL. Read More >> Related Stocks: Alcoa Bank of America Best Buy Citigroup Comcast Corp Comcast Corp Facebook Google, Inc. Intel Corp Netflix Tiffany & Co Time Warner Verizon Communications Yum Brands