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Yahoo Acquires Inquisitor

There isn't a dollar sign followed by a long string of digits to gape at, but Yahoo's latest acquisition is still creating some questions.  Instead of some search or advertising company, the target was Inquisitor, a Safari browser plug-in.

Google, News Corp Might Be Bidding On Blinkx

A word here, a number there . . . nothing remotely solid has been established, but rumors that Google and/or News Corp bid on video search engine Blinkx were enough to send the company's stock up 53 percent today.

Microsoft Sends Off Its Yahoo Board Nominees

People who would have voted in favor of Microsoft's bid for Yahoo, were they on the Yahoo board, no longer need to wonder if Microsoft will nominate them to do that task.

Yahoo Still Willing To Deal

After a 15 percent drop in its stock that followed Microsoft's announced abandonment of its Yahoo takeover bid, Yahoo could be right back in the middle of another deal.

Yahoo Billionaire Founders At A Loss Today

When Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took his bat and ball and headed back to Redmond, Yahoo's founding duo of Jerry Yang and David Filo saw nine-figure paper losses today.

Midday At Yahoo: Market Cap Slides

Shares of Yahoo climbed as high as $29.73 on Friday ahead of optimism about a Microsoft-Yahoo deal, but Steve Ballmer's decision to dump the deal after market close rattled Yahoo stock today.

Yahoo Has a Short Window To Prove Itself

Yahoo appears to have avoided disaster today with the stock only punished 15 percent or so. It is currently trading at $24.61 per share, down $4.06 from Friday's close. Yahoo shares are still $5.13 higher than their price just before Microsoft's offer three months ago.

Big Changes May Be In Store For LinkedIn

Now that most of the Microsoft-Yahoo stuff is (at least temporarily) out of the way, it's time for the rumor mill to latch onto some other topic.  One contender is the possible acquisition of LinkedIn.

Alibaba Suffers As Microsoft Drops Yahoo Deal

Shares of Alibaba, where Yahoo holds a 40 percent stake, dropped nearly 5 percent on the Hong Kong market with the collapse of Yahoo's deal with Microsoft.

Ballmer Walks, Yang Talks, No Yahoo Buy

Microsoft announced it will abandon its attempt to acquire Yahoo after negotiations failed to hammer out an agreeable price per share.