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News Financier Carl Icahn launched a proxy battle on Thursday to force Yahoo! to reopen buyout talks with Microsoft, saying the Yahoo! Icahn harshly criticised Yahoo! for the breakdown in talks, saying he has accumulated 59 million shares and options in...
[16 May 2008]
News Google's top executives have given a glimpse into how it might try to deflect antitrust concerns of a possible ad-sharing deal with rival Yahoo! Co-founder Larry Page also specifically said Yahoo! When Yahoo!
[09 May 2008]
News Google, held a 59.8 per cent share, while Yahoo! Microsoft hopes to back up its refrain that it has a plan to catch Google by showing off some improvements to its Live Search product at a company-sponsored advertising conference later this month.
[08 May 2008]
News Microsoft gauged Facebook's interest in a possible acquisition after the software giant's failed takeover attempt of Yahoo! The news came a few days after Microsoft dropped its unsolicited offer to buy Yahoo!
[08 May 2008]
News In the wake of Microsoft's decision to pull its Yahoo! He added that Yahoo! offer, executives are trying to make the case that Redmond's online business can go it alone. Speaking to investors yesterday, Windows Live general manager Brian Hall tried...
[07 May 2008]
News Yahoo! Yang told Reuters the company would take care to structure any new efforts to "preserve as much (as possible) long-term flexibility for Yahoo! Yang held out for $37 per share, saying that even the sweetened offer did not value Yahoo!
[06 May 2008]
News Microsoft chief executive, Steve Ballmer, told employees he has a figure in mind as to what Yahoo! Among those Ballmer named were AOL, Facebook, MySpace and Yahoo! But Ballmer has not been able to come up with another alternative that would enhance...
[02 May 2008]
News Microsoft's board met yesterday to discuss its stand-off with Yahoo! Microsoft's board of directors is still weighing whether to adopt a hostile approach and nominate a proxy slate of directors to replace Yahoo!
[01 May 2008]
News Microsoft plans to set aside $1.5bn for employee retention at Yahoo! The documents include transcripts of a conference call hearing on 24 March between lawyers for Yahoo! During the call, a Yahoo! lawyer noted Microsoft had informed the company it...
[30 Apr 2008]
News Google believes regulators would not bar a potential business deal with Yahoo! Google believes such a partnership would not be anti-competitive because it would be an arrangement in which Yahoo! Yahoo!
[29 Apr 2008]
News Microsoft has given Yahoo! no hope of a higher takeover price, and said it is ready to go hostile or even call off its bid if Yahoo! Liddell said: "As outlined in our recent letter to the Yahoo! Liddell reiterated a threat Microsoft made three...
[25 Apr 2008]
News Ballmer on Thursday also reiterated Microsoft's intention of appealing directly to Yahoo! The death of Windows XP may have been greatly exaggerated. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company could re-evaluate its plans to phase out Windows XP by...
[24 Apr 2008]
News Microsoft is prepared to walk away from its $43.6bn bid for Yahoo! Speaking at a technology conference near Milan, Ballmer said Yahoo! s better-than-expected first-quarter results, reported on Tuesday, have not changed Microsoft's view of Yahoo!
[24 Apr 2008]
News Yahoo! Yahoo! Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer had signalled before the report's release that nothing Yahoo! Yahoo! Microsoft has set a Saturday deadline for Yahoo! Yahoo! Ballmer said yesterday during a visit to Morocco, in comments first...
[23 Apr 2008]
News In the latest in the Microsoft/Yahoo! takeover bid, the software maker has set a Saturday deadline for Yahoo! Colouring the state of things will be profits reports from both Microsoft and Yahoo! Yahoo!
[22 Apr 2008]
News Peter Dunay, chief investment strategist at broker-dealer Meridian Equity Partners, said: "This signals that the online advertising market is still healthy, which should help Yahoo! Google's performance may strengthen Yahoo!
[18 Apr 2008]
News New industry data out this week shows Yahoo! One study by RBC Capital using data on ad-buying trends from web-search marketing firm SearchIgnite shows Yahoo! Meanwhile, a report by Citigroup using data from research firm comScore showed Google...
[17 Apr 2008]
News The company is doing this with Yahoo! PayPal works with owner eBay along with AOL, Google, Verisign, Yahoo! Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus B is for Botnets
[11 Apr 2008]
News Yahoo! would receive cash from Time Warner in exchange for 20 per cent of a combined Yahoo! News Corp is considering joining Microsoft in a bid for Yahoo! The Wall Street Journal cited sources as saying Yahoo!
[10 Apr 2008]
News Yahoo! will test the use of Google advertisements on some of its search pages, the companies have said, a move that raises the possibility of a significant departure from Yahoo! With the prospect of a proxy fight looming after Microsoft chief...
[10 Apr 2008]
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