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Microsoft's bold bid for Yahoo

February 1, 2008 Software giant goes public with $44.6 billion bid for the Net pioneer. Will Yahoo succumb to the advances or rebuff Microsoft as it has before? TAGS: bid, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft's big bid for Yahoo

September 10, 2008 What Yahoo has, Microsoft wants, but Yahoo continues to play hard to get. The two companies still face a formidable foe in Google--and many questions about what they'll do next. Tune in here for th... TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., shareholder, margin, bid, Carl Icahn, antitrust, Wall Street, Google Inc., agreement, font, Microsoft Corp.

Oracle gets its way, finally

December 15, 2004 A year and a half of rancor, posturing and courtroom testimony comes to an end as PeopleSoft agrees to be acquired. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., bid, merger, Larry Ellison, antitrust, margin, acquisition, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Oracle raises bid for Retek

March 18, 2005 Database giant ups takeover bid for the retail software applications company, less than a day after rival SAP raised its offer price. TAGS: Retek Inc., SAP AG, Oracle Corp., applications company, bid, offer

Qwest move could keep MCI bid alive

February 17, 2005 The carrier has released details of its rejected offer for MCI. Could it be angling for a second chance? TAGS: MCI Inc., Qwest Communications Inc., offer, bid, shareholder, Verizon Communications

Microsoft waiting for formal rejection from Yahoo

February 19, 2008 Wondering why Redmond hasn't upped its bid for Yahoo yet? The software giant may be waiting for a "Dear John" letter. TAGS: rejection, bid, Yahoo! Inc., offer, attorney, merger, Microsoft Corp., radio, response

FCC sets rules for next-generation wireless bids

April 12, 2006 Regulators say secret bids will be permitted in wireless auction for mobile services that is expected to raise up to $15 billion. TAGS: auction, bidder, bid, round, concern, commission, payment

Despite billions, Ellison can't buy a touchdown

December 9, 2004 Oracle chief slams owners of the San Francisco 49ers for rebuffing his offer to buy "the worst team in football." TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., bid, San Francisco, CEO

Verizon wins latest--and final?--bid for MCI

March 29, 2005 After a month of offers and counteroffers from Qwest, MCI says it is sticking with Verizon. TAGS: MCI Inc., Qwest Communications Inc., Verizon Communications, bid, offer, shareholder

Qwest waits by phone for MCI to call

February 28, 2005 Afraid of having no date for the telecom merger ball, smallest Baby Bell looks to revise its offer. TAGS: MCI Inc., Qwest Communications Inc., Legg Mason Inc., offer, bid, Verizon Communications, merger, pricing

Writing the right ending to the MCI saga

April 5, 2005 Stanford economist Gregory Rosston says it shouldn't matter to MCI whether Qwest or Verizon pays. There's only one question: Is $8.9 billion larger than $7.6 billion? TAGS: MCI Inc., Qwest Communications Inc., stock price, Verizon Communications, antitrust, bid, bankruptcy, factor, risk, shareholder, Google Inc.

Yahoo rejects Microsoft's bid

February 11, 2008 Board unanimously concludes that Microsoft's half-stock, half-cash offer "substantially undervalues" Yahoo.Yang's follow-up letter to Yahoo staffers TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., proposal, bid, seat, Microsoft Corp., decision, e-mail

What's Microsoft's next move in fight for Yahoo?

February 11, 2008 After a resounding "no" on its unsolicited buyout offer for Yahoo, Redmond will either up the ante or ready a one-two punch. TAGS: shareholder, investor, BEA Systems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., bid, fight, punch, offer, proposal, buyer, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Few buyers at patent auction

April 7, 2006 A few hundred people show up to the Ocean Tomo patent auction, but only a fraction turn out to be buyers. TAGS: bidder, auction, patent, bid, buyer, seller, England

Oracle outbids SAP for Retek

March 22, 2005 Company signs definitive deal to acquire Retek, defeating rival SAP in its bidding war for the retail software maker. TAGS: Retek Inc., SAP AG, Oracle Corp., Henning Kagermann, bid, Minneapolis, termination, CEO, software company, database

Oracle may drop PeopleSoft lawsuit

November 9, 2004 Oracle says it will nix the claim unless PeopleSoft shareholders agree to sell at least half their holdings by Nov. 19. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., shareholder, bid, antitrust, offer, letter

Verizon, Qwest still fighting for MCI

March 16, 2005 Verizon says its rival's efforts have "a desparate quality." Qwest may be readying new offer, report says. TAGS: Qwest Communications Inc., MCI Inc., shareholder, Verizon Communications, bid, offer, asset, CEO

Notable quotes: Hostile bid ignites the rhetoric

December 13, 2004 Craig Conway's dog donned a bulletproof vest as the sniping between the Oracle and PeopleSoft crews heated up. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Craig Conway, Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, bid, dog, merger, offer, reaction, CEO, antitrust, conference

Week in review: Yahoo in Microsoft's sights

February 8, 2008 The two companies give us a few clues on their prospective deal; Washington takes on file swapping at colleges; and iPhone storage grows. TAGS: takeover, Yahoo! Inc., Steve Ballmer, Week in review, bid, reader, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., CEO, brand, e-mail

News Corp. sets sights on Dow Jones

May 1, 2007 The media giant and MySpace parent has launched a high-value takeover bid for The Wall Street Journal publisher. TAGS: News Corp., Rupert Murdoch, bid, publisher, digital media, MySpace, acquisition
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