Last week, billionaire financier Carl Icahn decided to launch a proxy fight in an attempt to force Yahoo into a shotgun marriage to Microsoft. Now, Microsoft has let it be known that it is still interested in pursuing some sort of deal with Yahoo. While another bid for the company isn’t currently in the cards, [...]

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Microsoft announced Sunday afternoon it has issued another proposal to Yahoo that calls for a transaction with Yahoo, but that would not involve the acquisition of all of Yahoo’s assets. The announcement comes just days after billionaire investor Carl Icahn launched a proxy fight to unseat Yahoo’s current board at the Internet search pioneer’s upcoming [...]

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Yahoo‘s stock abruptly reversed its long, slow slide to $20 on news that Carl Icahn may launch a proxy fight for the company. Scott Galloway, an activist investor who recently forced his way onto the New York Times board, is also said to be considering making a play. According to CNBC, Icahn has begun accumulating [...]

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Microsoft Corp. has released potential proxy board members from their agreements to serve in the event it made a hostile bid for Yahoo Inc., following the software giant’s decision last weekend to end its effort to buy the Internet company. Members of the proxy board received a short email from Microsoft’s law firm advising them [...]

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From all appearances the Microsoft – Yahoo tussle has ended, but both companies need to take a good look at themselves in the aftermath of the past. Yahoo stands to lose most and must keep a watchful eye on stock prices. If they fall and don’t recover, what are the chances of another bid for [...]

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In a Press Release issued Saturday Microsoft Corp. announced that it had withdrawn its proposal to acquire Yahoo! Inc.. “We continue to believe that our proposed acquisition made sense for Microsoft, Yahoo! and the market as a whole. Our goal in pursuing a combination with Yahoo! was to provide greater choice and innovation in the [...]

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The main news coming from the other side of the pond focuses on the Microsoft – Yahoo deal. After months of posturing by both sides, the two companies have suspended their tough talk and have entered serious negotiations on a deal to unite against Internet search king Google, according to reports in the WSJ and [...]

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Things are still going up and down like a yo-yo in the Microhoo saga, judging from stories that have been appearing in the Wall Street Journal. Over the last 24 hours Microsoft first confirmed that CEO Steve Ballmer was still making up his mind and that the Yahoo situation would be resolved in “very short [...]

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It’s reported in today’s Wall Street Journal that Microsoft‘s board met yesterday to decide how to proceed with the company’s bid to acquire Yahoo, although no final decision was reached.The major stumbling block in the negotiations has been the price, which Microsoft is willing to increase to up to US$33 per share, but not to [...]

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Microsoft plans to set aside $1.5 billion for employee retention at Yahoo, should it succeed in its unsolicited buyout bid for the Internet search pioneer, according to court documents in a shareholder lawsuit cited by the Wall Street Journal. The documents include transcripts of a March 24 conference call hearing between attorneys for Yahoo and [...]

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