Topic - steve ballmer

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Internet and Media, Investments, International, Media, Internet

Microsoft Says 'No' to Yahoo, Again

CEO Steve Ballmer once again dismissed any interest in taking over battered Internet company despite departure of Jerry Yang.
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Internet and Media, International, Internet

Cuil Aims to Dethrone Google. Don't they all?

Cool black internet search engine startup created by former Google employees is looking to become the next big thing on the web.
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Internet and Media, International, Internet

Yahoo: Carl Icahn Backs Down

Business agitator withdraws proxy fight and gains minority stake on Yahoo's board.
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Internet and Media, International, Internet

Ballmer Bellies Up With Icahn

Microsoft backs Icahn to oust Yahoo board.
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Internet and Media, International, Internet

Yahoo Gets Hitched with Google

Ballmer and Microsoft move on after another big bust up.
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Internet and Media, International, Internet

Yahoo's Stock Plunges As Microsoft Says No Deal, Again

Even the financial wizz Carl Icahn couldn't facilitate a deal, leaving the door open for Google to come to Yahoo's rescue.
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What if Icahn Can't

The chips are piling up high, but what if Microsoft's Ballmer folds and walks away?
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Internet and Media, Internet

Icahn Urges Yahoo to Up the Ante to $49.5 Billion

Activist investor is looking to have the deal done and dusted by August 1st shareholder showdown.
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Internet and Media, International, Internet

Retreat! Yahoo Postpones Shareholder Showdown

With a proxy fight mutiny looming from billionaire Carl Icahn and Mark Cuban and their cohorts Jerry Yang and co. buys more time.
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Internet and Media, International, Internet

Google to Yahoo's Rescue...

Can the two tie the knot before Microsoft and Icahn crash the wedding?
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Internet and Media, International, Internet

Ballmer Dodges Egg Attack In Budapest

Hungarian protester upset at Microsoft's monopoly throws eggs and misses, horribly, but it's a hit on YouTube.
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Internet and Media, Investments, International, Internet

Yahoo!...I think Icahn Can, And He Really Thinks He Can

Billionaire Carl Icahn distraught at the failure of the Microsoft deal teams up with heavy hitter Mark Cuban to shake things up over at Yahoo!
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Internet and Media, International, Internet

Yahoo! Or Boo-hoo? The Courtship is Over, for Now...

Yahoo stock bounces, but the blame-game continues back-and-forth in the high-stakes soap opera.
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Internet and Media, International, Internet

Yahoo's Jerry Yang Folds, and Ballmer Says No Deal!

Yahoo rejects Microsoft's offer of $35 per share maybe this failed gamble will force Ballmer to try another 'table' to challenge Google.
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Internet and Media, International, Internet

Microsoft to Get Nasty with Yahoo?

The Wall Street Journal has reported that Steve Ballmer may go directly to Yahoo shareholders with a hostile offer.
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Internet and Media, Investments

Microsoft's Numbers Fall Short of 'Street' Expectations

Is the software giant's window of opportunity closing?
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Internet and Media, International, Internet

Web 2.0 Expo: Revenge of the Virtual Nerds?

The single biggest gathering of web-head geeks on the planet meets out West, meanwhile back east, it's 'Advantage' Yahoo! in the high-stakes Microsoft poker match.