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Yahoo: We Stand Ready To Hold Talks With Microsoft

Posted on July 08, 2008

Yahoo (YHOO) today declared that its board continues to stand ready to enter into negotiations with Microsoft (MSFT) about a potential acquisition.The declaration came in a statement today, in response to statements earlier today from Carl Icahn and Microsoft asserting that CEO Steve Ballmer would be willing to consider a new bid for the company if there was a change in the Yahoo board.Here s the Yahoo statement:Yahoo! s Board of Directors continues to stand ready to enter into negotiations with Microsoft Corporation for an acquisition of Yahoo!. Indeed, as recently as June, Yahoo! ...

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