Yahoo stock plunges?

Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 7 May, 2008 to the comment subset

Yahoo stock plunges?
US$7 billion has been added to the share value Yahoo! as a result of the failed Microsoft takeover bid.
On Jan 31, the day before Microsoft offered $31/share for Yahoo, YHOO was at $19.18/share (market cap: $26.4 billion) and MSFT was at $32.60/share (market cap: $303.6 billion). At the close of trading today, YHOO [...]

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Google cries foul over Microsoft’s Yahoo bid

Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 5 February, 2008 to the comment subset

Google cries foul over Microsoft’s Yahoo bid
The proposed Microsoft takeover takeover of Yahoo! has prompted an “uncharacteristically forthright” blog post from the head of Google’s legal department.
Microsoft’s $44.6bn bid for Yahoo raises “troubling questions” about the future of the internet, Google has warned. A takeover would also create a business with an “overwhelming share” of [...]

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