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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Yahoo Inc. saw its shares jump more than 5% early
Tuesday afternoon amid media reports that the company has renewed talks with
Microsoft Corp. over a potential deal, possibly a buyout. A report on CNet’s Web
site, citing “one major investor,” said the two companies were in talks for a
partial buyout of Yahoo’s search [...]

Microsoft Offered $1B For Yahoo Search Business - Source
Last Update: 6/13/2008 3:57:16 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)–Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) offered $1 billion to buy Yahoo
Inc.’s (YHOO) search business, a person familiar with Microsoft said Friday.
In the alternative transaction which Microsoft suggested with Yahoo, Microsoft
would also have acquired a 16% stake in Yahoo’s equity, valuing the stock [...]

Microsoft Open To Yahoo Talks Despite Google Pact -Reuters
Last Update: 6/13/2008 2:43:21 PM
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is still open to discussing an offer with Yahoo Inc.
(YHOO) despite its search-advertising pact with Google Inc. (GOOG), Reuters
reported Friday, citing a source. Microsoft lost interest in a full acquisition
of Yahoo because of fears the deal wouldn’t get [...]

Federal Trade Comm Confirms Antitrust Inquiry Into Intel
Last Update: 6/6/2008 1:16:16 PM
By Fawn Johnson
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–The Federal Trade Commission on Friday confirmed that it
is investigating Intel Corp. (INTC) for anti-competitive conduct.
An FTC spokesman would not comment further on the case.
Intel, the world’s largest computer chip [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Activist investor Carl Icahn has been cleared by
the Federal Trade Commission to make large purchases of Yahoo Inc. stock as part
of his effort to launch a proxy fight to replace the company’s board of
directors, according to a Reuters report Friday. Icahn has nominated his own
slate of candidates for Yahoo’s board, in [...]