Once-Defiant Yahoo Now Wants a Microsoft Takeover

News Type: Event — Seeded on Thu Nov 6, 2008 3:16 PM EST

Article Source: newsfactor.com

Cash-strapped Yahoo, reeling from Google's withdrawal from a search-ad agreement, now wants once-reviled Microsoft to buy it. Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang said a takeover would be "the best thing for Microsoft." While Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has said he's no longer interested in buying Yahoo, a near-60 percent stock drop makes Yahoo a bargain.

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