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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, bid, margin, Carl Icahn, Wall Street, antitrust, Google Inc., agreement, font, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft bids $44.6 billion for Yahoo

February 1, 2008 Offer--described by Yahoo as "unsolicited"--amounts to $31 per share, or a 62 percent premium above its closing stock price Thursday. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., aQuantive Inc., shareholder, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Google shareholders vote down proposal on censorship

May 10, 2007 Resolution that would have forced Google to dump its self-censored Web search site in China is rejected. TAGS: Eric Schmidt, shareholder, censorship, proposal, criticism, Google Inc., China, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Yahoo, Microhoo's biggest loser

May 9, 2008 Yahoo and Microsoft don't make a love connection, while Grand Theft Auto IV gets a lot of love. Also: Wild about WiMax. TAGS: shareholder, Yahoo! Inc., loser, Week in review, offer, merger, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Icahn seeks to derail Google as AOL partner

December 19, 2005 Billionaire investor Carl Icahn says a pact between America Online and Google would be a "disastrous decision." TAGS: Carl Icahn, Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., shareholder, IAC/InterActive Corp., Google Inc., transaction, agreement, negotiation, decision, eBay Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Yahoo's Jerry Yang is no Bill Gates

February 16, 2008 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says loyalists who want to give Yahoo's CEO one more chance are living in the past. TAGS: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Terry Semel, Bill Gates, shareholder, CEO, acquisition, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Google sticks with dual-class structure

May 12, 2006 Shareholders reject stock structure reform measure at annual meeting. Also, execs defend China censorship policy. TAGS: Sergey Brin, pension fund, shareholder, China, Baidu.com Inc., structure, Google Inc., vote, search result, Yahoo! Inc., search engine, Microsoft Corp.

Google to defend dual-class stock structure

April 13, 2006 Union pension fund wants one vote per share, but board says giving execs majority control protects from outside influence. TAGS: structure, Eric Schmidt, pension fund, shareholder, vote, Sergey Brin, Larry Page, top executive, Google Inc., founder, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Teaming up against Google

February 1, 2008 Microsoft offers to buy struggling Yahoo for $44.6 billion to better compete against Google. Also: Vista's one-year anniversary. TAGS: monetization, Yahoo! Inc., Week in review, layoff, online advertising, Google Inc., reader, shareholder, social networking, merger, open source, Microsoft Corp., CEO

Week in review: Icahn, Microsoft merger maven?

May 16, 2008 Yahoo faces a proxy battle, while Facebook snubs Google's Friend Connect. Also: New Web surf for streets and stars. (Posted in News Blog by Steven Musil) TAGS: Facebook, merger, Mark Cuban, shareholder, Carl Icahn, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Week in review, Yahoo! Inc., CBS Broadcasting Inc., Google Inc., HP, Microsoft Corp., photograph

Collaborators at Google--and beyond

January 30, 2006 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the tech industry should move beyond its take-it or leave-it approach to trade and human rights. TAGS: Sergey Brin, China, co-founder, shareholder, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., MSN, blog, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.
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