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New York Times
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Feb 19, 08 12:49 PM CST
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Rather than raise its $44.6 billion hostile takeover bid, Microsoft will start a proxy fight at Yahoo, with an eye to nominating a slate of directors for the board by mid-March. The hardball tactic will cost less than upping the bid—$20 million or $30 million will pay a proxy solicitor and buy shareholder mailers—but it comes with real downsides, the New York Times reports.
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Wall Street Journal
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Feb 19, 08 6:27 AM CST
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Directors at Delta and Northwest meeting tomorrow could announce a marriage of the two airlines by day’s end if a crucial deal with the airlines’ 11,000 unionized pilots can be reached, reports the Wall Street Journal. The resulting company would be the largest airline in the world, and would almost certainly face tough scrutiny from regulators.
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CNN
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Feb 18, 08
The satellite radio companies announced merger plans a year ago but regulators are taking their time. It's time for them to say yes.
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BBC
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Feb 17, 08
US internet company AOL has become the latest firm to hold talks with Yahoo about a possible deal to fend off an approach from Microsoft, a report says.
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New York Times
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Feb 14, 08 2:07 PM CST
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Jerry Yang believes Microsoft’s $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo was too low because it does not take into account the company's “unique position” in the growing online advertising market, the New York Times reports. In a letter sent to shareholders today, Yang inventoried Yahoo’s advantages: its widely-known name, its monthly traffic of 500 million visitors, and its dominance of the display ad market.
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Wall Street Journal
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Feb 13, 08 2:36 PM CST
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News Corp. and Yahoo are in talks over combining MySpace and other News Corp. entities with Yahoo, the Wall Street Journal reports today. The deal, which could fend off Microsoft's $44.6 billion hostile takeover bid, would allow Yahoo to remain independent while giving the Murdoch-run company a stake of roughly 20%. An acquisition by Microsoft still seems the most likely outcome, but Yahoo is scrambling for other options.
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Wall Street Journal
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Feb 13, 08 7:13 AM CST
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A potential advertising deal linking Google and Yahoo is losing steam because of Google's concerns over regulatory scrutiny, reports the Wall Street Journal, and that in turn removes one lever Yahoo hoped to use to boost Microsoft's buyout bid . Yahoo’s second largest shareholder, meanwhile, said yesterday that Microsoft’s takeover likely will succeed, but at a higher price than the $41.7 billion, or $31 per share, offered.
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BBC
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Feb 13, 08
Yahoo's second-biggest shareholder has said Microsoft will have to raise its offer if it wants to buy the web firm.
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CNET
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Feb 11, 08 7:56 PM CST
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Microsoft is poised to buy Danger, the maker of the T-Mobile Sidekick, in a move that follows on the heels of Yahoo's rebuff of the software behemoth's $44 billion buyout offer. Microsoft hasn't said how much it's forking over, but called Danger the "perfect complement to our existing software and services," CNET reports. Danger's founder now runs the Android mobile project for Microsoft competitor Google.
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Wall Street Journal
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Feb 11, 08 12:53 PM CST
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Motorola and Nortel are in talks about a possible merger of their wireless-infrastructure units, insiders tell the Wall Street Journal . In the works is a joint venture with Nortel holding a majority stake and likely revenues of around $10 billion from sales of network equipment for wireless phone carriers. The talks are separate from a push for Motorola to sell or spin off its handset business.
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Bloomberg
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Feb 11, 08 9:53 AM CST
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Yahoo officially rejected Microsoft’s $31-per-share takeover offer today, saying the bid, which represents a 62% premium, “substantially undervalues” the company, Bloomberg reports. The statement didn’t specify a counteroffer, but Yahoo is seeking $40 a share, the Wall Street Journal reports. “Yahoo thinks they’re worth more because of the plans they’ve implemented that have yet to come to fruition,” explained one analyst.
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Wall Street Journal
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Feb 9, 08 11:56 AM CST
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Yahoo's board will reject Microsoft's $44.6 billion bid to acquire the company because it "massively undervalues" Yahoo, the Wall Street Journal reports. The board will spell out its objections in a letter to Microsoft on Monday. Yahoo says the $31-per-share offer isn't high enough and worries about entering a deal that could eventually be overturned by regulators.
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MarketWatch
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Feb 7, 08 7:26 PM CST
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One possible reason for Microsoft’s massive bid for Yahoo: It’s a ploy to block a Yahoo-Amazon team-up, one analyst says. The $44.6 billion offer will never make it past regulators, Trip Chowdhry explains to MarketWatch. But Microsoft insists otherwise: Chowdhry’s report “is completely incorrect,” said a spokeswoman. The move, she says, offers Yahoo employees and shareholders big opportunities.
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Wall Street Journal
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Feb 7, 08 3:05 AM CST
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The airline industry is bracing for what would be a mammoth double wedding, as merger talks between Delta and Northwest airlines shift into second gear, and Continental and United Airlines begin their courtship. Currently on the Delta-Northwest plate is a market price stock-for-stock transaction, with no premium for either company, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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Wall Street Journal
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Feb 6, 08 12:05 PM CST
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Yahoo is struggling to find shareholder-pleasing alternatives to Microsoft's buyout bid, reports the Wall Street Journal . Selling Yahoo Japan is one possibility. An outsourcing deal with Google for its search ads that could boost revenue 25% is another, yet would raise regulatory issues. And shareholders would need to be convinced any moves outweighed Microsoft’s $31-per-share offer, a 62% premium on recent prices.
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Wall Street Journal
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Feb 6, 08 11:24 AM CST
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Rio Tinto today rejected a $147.4B bid from rival mining giant BHP Billiton, the Wall Street Journal reports. Although the bid would have been one of the largest takeovers ever, Rio is holding out for a sweeter deal. "BHP Billiton's offers, while improved, still fail to recognize the underlying value of Rio Tinto's quality assets and prospects," a company statement reads.
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Reuters
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Feb 5, 08 8:09 AM CST
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Microsoft is likely to borrow for the first time to finance its $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo, the company's CFO said yesterday, rather than drawing down its reserves to fund the half-cash, half-stock offer. After spending $31 billion on stock buybacks and dividend payouts in 2007, Microsoft has $21 billion cash on hand, Reuters reports. Meanwhile, Yahoo is said to be considering an alliance with rival Google in an effort to thwart Microsoft’s takeover try.
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CNN
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Feb 5, 08 5:05 AM CST
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News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch won't be following Microsoft's lead to place a bid for ailing Internet giant Yahoo, CNNMoney reports. Murdoch also dispelled rumors today that his company was interested in purchasing AOL, or in making any other major acquisitions. His remarks follow on the heels of Microsoft's unsolicited $45 billion bid to buy the tail-dragging Google-competitor.
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New York Times
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Feb 4, 08 2:52 PM CST