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  • Bill Gates: We're not looking for another Yahoo

    With its multibillion-dollar Yahoo merger bid yanked from the table, the Microsoft chairman said at a Tokyo press conference on Wednesday that the software giant has no immediate plans to jump on another deal.

  • Microsoft shareholders already own Yahoo

    Yahoo is calling on Microsoft to bump up its buyout bid, but the trouble is a number of the Internet giant's largest investors own shares in both stocks.

  • Yahoo will go slow over Microsoft bid

    For those wondering how long Yahoo may take to respond to Microsoft's unsolicited $44.6 billion takeover bid, Yahoo says don't hold your breath.

  • Semel out, Yang in at Yahoo

    Struggling search company Yahoo has a new chief executive, with Terry Semel stepping down after six years on the job, while Jerry Yang is stepping up to lead the company he co-founded in 1994.

  • MSN launches revamped search engine

    Microsoft is expected to take its first baby steps on the road to Web search independence on Thursday, with the launch a test version of a homegrown Internet navigation tool and changes to its current search engine.

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