Proxy Fight for Yahoo Is Predicted
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Yahoo said yesterday that it would offer severance packages to employees affected by any change in control of the company as analysts predicted that Microsoft would wage a proxy battle rather than increase the value of its takeover bid.
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In November the court will consider a lawsuit against Yahoo by jailed Chinese dissidents.
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With US politicians to debate Microsoft's offer for Yahoo, analysts expect any deal to get regulatory backing.
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Business & money: Online search firm Yahoo, subject to takeover interest from Microsoft, tells of rival offer from News Corp
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Software maker PeopleSoft is girding itself for a proxy battle as part of its 17-month takeover battle with Oracle, indicating it fears its shareholders are tempted to sell to its rival.
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A little more than a week after Yahoo received an unsolicited bid from Microsoft, the company has reportedly entered talks about a partnership with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Analysts say the matchup would do little to resolve Yahoo's woes.
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Privacy groups are promising a fight before U.S. regulatory agencies if&#160;Microsoft&#39;s offer to buy Yahoo&#160;for $44.6 billion is accepted, and the deal could face significant hurdles in Europe as well.
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Analysis: The pairing gives Microsoft a needed outlet, but the outcome could quash Yahoo.
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With Yahoo reluctant, Microsoft aggressive and Google determined, the battle over one of the Internet's pioneers has quickly become a full-on brawl. But with so many (theoretical) outcomes, how will the battle play out? The Deal Professor on Monday outlined Yahoo's five stages of grieving. Now, Mark S. Mahaney, a Citigroup analyst, has described five possible [...].
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The launch of Microsoft&#39;s test version throws down a gauntlet to Google. With Yahoo! and Ask Jeeves gearing up, too, a battle is brewing.
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Yahoo Inc  insiders are  mulling ties to rival Google Inc  as a possible defense  to rebuff Microsoft Corp's  takeover bid, a person  familiar with Yahoo management's thinking said on Sunday.
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NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Yahoo Inc  is  reportedly in talks with News Corp  to combine their  Web properties, but Wall Street analysts rained scorn on the  likelihood of a deal that can fend off Microsoft Corp's   $42.1 billion bid for Yahoo.
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Speculation is rife on Wall  Street that a big Internet deal or alliance is in the works,  with Google, Yahoo, eBay or Microsoft as possible partners --  and a Yahoo-eBay partnership seen as most likely.
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SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Yahoo Inc would consider  a business alliance with Google Inc as one way to rebuff a  $44.6 billion takeover proposal by Microsoft, a source familiar  with Yahoo's strategy said on Sunday.
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Microsoft is looking to launch a proxy fight as part of its effort to acquire Yahoo, according to the The New York Times. The battle could cost Microsoft an additional $20 million to $30 million.
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Yahoo, owner of the most-visited U.S. Web site, will make cutbacks in some areas of its business as it faces increasing competition from Google and Microsoft.
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Yahooâs rebuff of the $44.6 billion takeover bid raises the stakes in a battle involving two of the worldâs most prominent technology companies.