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Deadline for disgruntled Yahoo investors

Shareholders angry at the failure of takeover talks with Microsoft have only until next week to mount a campaign to force the internet company to reconsider

Yahoo chief defends strategy

The internet company might have been prepared to accept a lower price rather than see the proposed acquisition collapse, indicated Jerry Yang in an interview with the FT

Charm offensive follows the tough talking

Jerry Yang is seeking to calm investors and the media by explaining the reasons behind the collapse of Microsoft’s takeover bid for his company

Yahoo developments open up AOL options

Three months ago, when Microsoft launched its bid for Yahoo, Time Warner was seen as the odd man out

Yahoo under pressure after deal collapse

An expected realignment of the consumer internet sector was thrown into doubt over the weekend following Microsoft’s surprise abandonment of its $46.5bn takeover offer for Yahoo

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      Comment & Analysis

      Google triumphant: Search wars look settled

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      The company’s lead in internet advertising appears assured now Microsoft has dropped its bid for Yahoo – and the implications worry some in the industry

      Call off the search

      Investors can expect another round in the saga of Microsoft and Yahoo at some point. In the meantime, the longer it can help to delay any tie-up between its competitors, the better Google will do

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      Paul Taylor discusses the many threads of Microsoft’s effort to buy Yahoo, as the internet group ponders a tie-up with Time Warner’s AOL, and Microsoft talks with News Corp about a Yahoo-MySpace combination

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