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Yahoo back in the News with AOL Merger Talks and rekindled Microsoft Interest

Jul 7 2008, 10:00am CDT | by

Yahoo back in the News with AOL Merger Talks and rekindled Microsoft Interest
 
 

Microsoft and Billionaire financier Icahn had a chat last week and the message to Yahoo is that Microsoft is still interested to reopen talks if Yahoo elects a new board.

Meanwhile The Times Online reports that Yahoo is talking again with Time Warner to fend of a Microsoft takeover.
Yahoo seeks to get Time Warner interested in merging Yahoo with AOL.
Yahoo!'s shares raised over 10% already today amidst this developments. Right now the Yahoo stock is up 8%.

It looks like the Yahoo Microsoft deal story is in full swing again.

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Source: Charlotte Observer

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Luigi Lugmayr (Google) is the founding chief Editor of I4U News and brings over 15 years experience in the technology field to the ever evolving and exciting world of gadgets. He started I4U News back in 2000 and evolved it into vibrant technology magazine.
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