Bets against Microsoft-Yahoo deal may be waning
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Skepticism about Microsoft Corp's   prospects of buying Yahoo Inc  may be waning,  as short sellers appear to have backed away in the last few  days from bets against Yahoo's stock rising.
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Microsoft Corp  will authorize  a proxy battle for Yahoo Inc  this week to convince the  Web company's shareholders to agree on a takeover deal that the  Yahoo board so far has rejected, the New York Times' DealBook  blog said on Tuesday.
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Yahoo! must consider the Microsoft deal on the table.
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Microsoft Corp.'s $41 billion takeover bid appears to have backed Yahoo Inc. into a corner, leaving the struggling Internet pioneer with the unpleasant choice of selling to a detested rival or pursuing other agonizing alternatives likely to require the help of an even fiercer foe, Google Inc.
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Microsoft Corp will authorize a proxy battle for Yahoo Inc this week to convince the Web company's shareholders to agree on a takeover deal that the Yahoo board so far has rejected, the New York Times' Dealbook blog said on Tuesday.
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No other buyer will be willing to pay more for Yahoo. Since Yahooâs management will not be able to justify turning down that sort of premium, Microsoft is likely to win the prize.
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InfoWorld - Microsoft may end up having to raise the amount it is willing to pay for Yahoo if the software company's stock continues to drop while Yahoo's continues to rise.
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Microsoft may end up having to raise the amount it is willing to pay for Yahoo if the software company&#39;s stock continues to drop while Yahoo&#39;s continues to rise.
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From Yahoo!'s perspective, the deal needs to be done, but Microsoft could have done better.
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A chorus of Wall Street analysts are urging Yahoo to take the deal, now that it's clear no other buyers are really emerging. But they're also saying it's time for Microsoft to raise its original offer for Yahoo in order to make it happen.
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With merger and acquisition fever said to be waning, which deals will be the ones to work out?
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Microsoft's potential acquisition of Yahoo has many pitfalls but also some benefits, and such a huge deal will be hard to pull off, analysts say.
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Skeptical investors are trading  Yahoo Inc  shares at a 6.5 percent discount to  Microsoft Corp's  unofficial offer price, but some Wall  Streeters expect the software giant to raise its bid.
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IAC/InterActiveCorp is probably not interested in combining with AOL. But such a deal may be a good way to deal with the competition posed by Microsoftâs proposed acquisition of Yahoo.
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AOL has held talks with Yahoo about a possible deal to fend off an approach from Microsoft, a report says.
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Yahoo Inc   rejected Microsoft Corp's  unsolicited $41.6 billion  takeover offer as too low on Monday, forcing the software maker  either to sweeten the bid or adopt a hostile approach to clinch  a deal.
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Microsoft Corp. views its proposed takeover of Yahoo Inc. as the missing piece in its Internet advertising puzzle, but skeptics think the deal could become a jumbled mess that will help make rival Google Inc. even stronger.