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What's Next For Microsoft and Yahoo?

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By Jason Simpkins Associate Editor Shares of Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) tumbled 15% yesterday (Monday) to close at $24.37 a share as investors responded to Saturday's news that Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) would drop its $47.5 billion dollar bid for the beleaguered search engine firm. But the tough times are just beginning for Yahoo, which must now […]

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Microsoft Withdraws Yahoo Bid

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From Staff Reports Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) last Saturday yanked its $44.6 billion bid for struggling Internet-search pioneer Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) after the two companies were unable to come to terms over the buyout price. In a statement, the software giant said it failed to win over Yahoo's board of directors - even after boosting its […]

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Rhetoric Intensifies as Yahoo and Microsoft Reach Crucial Impasse

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By Jason Simpkins Associate Editor Over the past several days Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) have reached a critical impasse in takeover negotiations. Ultimately, to make a deal, Microsoft might be forced to take its offer directly to Yahoo shareholders in the form of a proxy contest, or simply raise its offer to […]

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Could News Corp. Be Yahoo’s White Knight?

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how does yahoo make money By Jennifer Yousfi Managing Editor Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Jerry Yang sent a love note to shareholders yesterday (Thursday) explaining why the board of directors and management formally rejected Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) $44.6 billion hostile takeover offer. In the letter, Yang outlined the reasons why he feels Microsoft's offer undervalues Yahoo's […]

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Yahoo Board Rejects Microsoft Bid; Surveys Options

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By Jason Simpkins Associate Editor Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) formally rejected Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) $44.6 billion takeover offer, yesterday (Monday). At the same time, speculation involving possible tie-ups with other industry leaders such as Time Warner Inc.'s (TWX) AOL and Google Inc. (GOOG) resurfaced. After 10 days of review, Yahoo's board unanimously decided that the $31 […]

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