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  • Icahn dons the gloves ahead of Yahoo proxy fight

    Yahoo announced on Tuesday that it will hold its annual shareholders meeting on 1 August, setting the stage for a contentious proxy battle with billionaire shareholder Carl Icahn.

  • Microsoft offer still undervalues company: Yahoo

    Yahoo on Monday responded to Microsoft's merger deadline, reiterating its rejection to the software giant's buyout bid as "substantially" undervaluing the company.

  • Microsoft gives Yahoo three weeks to do a deal

    Microsoft on Saturday issued an ultimatum to Yahoo, giving the Internet search pioneer three weeks to enter formal merger negotiations and conclude a deal.

  • Microsoft shareholders already own Yahoo

    Yahoo is calling on Microsoft to bump up its buyout bid, but the trouble is a number of the Internet giant's largest investors own shares in both stocks.

  • Yahoo will go slow over Microsoft bid

    For those wondering how long Yahoo may take to respond to Microsoft's unsolicited $44.6 billion takeover bid, Yahoo says don't hold your breath.

  • Microsoft makes Yahoo a new offer

    Microsoft announced on Sunday afternoon it has issued another proposal to Yahoo that calls for a transaction with the company but would not involve the acquisition of all of its assets.

  • Yahoo seeks search developers for ad revenue

    In an attempt to boost its search-ad business, Yahoo has begun a project that lets anyone build a customised search engine atop the Internet company's technology.

  • Microsoft makes $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo

    Microsoft went public on Friday with a US$44.6 billion cash-and-stock bid to acquire Yahoo.

  • Antitrust affects Yahoo and Google ad deal

    Google's co-founder Larry Page respects Yahoo's struggle to remain independent, and he says there's still a chance an advertising deal between the two companies can work.

  • 'All about the Benjamins' for Ballmer in Yahoo deal

    After the search company announced its decision yesterday to extend the March 14 deadline for the selection of a new board, Yahoo has left it to Microsoft to make the next move in a long-running takeover bid, amidst reports the software giant may be prepared to offer a lucrative cash deal for the company.

  • Yahoo's 'flexible' search-ad deal with Google

    Yahoo announced a non-exclusive partnership under which rival Google will supply it with some search ads, a move that could increase Yahoo search revenue but that also gives Google even more power in the market.

  • Yahoo's backdoor promising for Microsoft entry

    Microsoft has tried the front-door approach in wooing Yahoo. But, pssst, the backdoor is unlocked.

  • Ballmer: From the frying pan to the firing line

    In these eBay days, buyer's remorse is increasingly common. Less common is the remorse of the unbought a sensation now widely reported among major Yahoo shareholders in the wake of Ballmer's retreat.

  • Ballmer: Microsoft can never be a one-trick pony

    While some critics may chide Microsoft for losing focus over its desire to play in many markets, from desktop software to game consoles to mobile devices, the company's top guy says it's a necessary move to stay relevant in the market.

  • Yahoo-Microsoft "bear hug" hard to resist

    The bold bid unveiled by Microsoft for Yahoo would create a technology titan of unprecedented size to challenge the Internet leadership established by Google, analysts believe.

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