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As largest software providers, Microsoft still move forward to enter online advertising and search engine. Yahoo rejected previously bid, so as we read today on reuters.com, Microsoft and Icahn make new bid and new proposal for Yahoo, include $9 billion for cash, $2.3 billion for annual revenue share for five years.

Previously Yahoo rejected a $47.5 billion takeover offer by Microsoft, and earlier this week questioned whether the software maker was ever serious about a full-scale merger. However, Yahoo remains open to discussing any proposal from Microsoft, the paper said.

To prepare new proposal, Microsoft looks new partner (ally) in biding Yahoo because of some reasons, mainly for easy funding. But Microsoft wanted an exclusive, 10-year search ad partnership with Yahoo and was willing to guarantee revenue for only three of those 10 years, a source told Reuters at that time. Read more »

Reuter, through the professional news mail editor Lisa Von Ahn told that Oil crude has made its new record price, upper to $142 per barrel. FED has been launching that 2 percent of benchmark interest rate is normal and still run.
Welcome to the Reuters Before the Bell news mail.
After oil prices and concerns about the banking sector drove the equities market off a cliff yesterday, stocks now look set to stay where they landed. Futures are pointing sideways.
But talk about a vicious circle: With stocks under pressure, investors are parking their money in commodities … like yellow – and black – gold. U.S. crude is around $141 a barrel after exceeding $142.
The brokerage write-down guessing game isn’t helping matters. A Lehman analyst now expects Merrill Lynch to take down the value of its assets by $5.4 billion in the second quarter. Until now, the highest estimate was $4.2 billion.
In data, we’ve got the Fed’s favorite inflation measure — core personal consumption expenditures – and a report on consumer sentiment.
The dollar is down against an index of major currencies. U.S. Treasuries are mostly higher.
General Ford Motor Co.? Business Week reports that GM management discussed, but shot down the idea of a Ford merger, which it said would end up combining the problems of the two automakers.
Until Monday,
Lisa Von Ahn
News Mail Editor
Business Highlight on Reuters Before The Bell on June 27, 2008
U.S. crude, Brent surge to new record above $142
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. crude and Brent crude surged to new record highs above $142 a barrel on Friday, extending gains from the previous session.
Merrill may take $5.4 bln in Q2 writeoffs: Lehman
(Reuters) – Merrill Lynch & Co will likely incur $5.4 billion of write-downs in the second quarter, mainly from its exposure to monolines, said an analyst at Lehman Brothers, who also saw higher quarterly losses at the world’s largest brokerage.
Bill Gates says does not think Yahoo deal likely: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Microsoft’s Bill Gates told journalist Tom Brokaw he does not think a deal with Yahoo Inc was likely, CNBC reported on Friday.
U.S. M&A slumps, but strategic deals help fill void
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Merger activity in the United States dropped 29 percent in the second quarter, faring better than the 40 percent global slump, as corporations filled the void left by buyout firms and targeted big consumer brands such as Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc and Wm. Wrigley Jr Co .
AIG to lose up to $5 billion from investments: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – American International Group Inc said it planned to absorb up to $5 billion on losses of sales of investments from a dozen insurance units hit by the subprime meltdown, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.
Yahoo reorganizes businesses under Decker
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Yahoo Inc unveiled on Thursday the third phase of an extended reorganization, bolstering the operational control of President Sue Decker, as the company hones its independent strategy after rebuffing Microsoft Corp.
Taken from the source : Reuters Mail News Letter.

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According to Jacky’s Opinion in one of his posting about Battle between Google and Microsoft, said that Microsoft try to accession Yahoo but just in Gossip. Google is angry because Gossip makes internet confused, actually the advertisers who keep internet alive.

Now, Microsoft closes to buy Yahoo with their bid, around $ 31 billions but the offer is rejected. Yahoo makes contra offer around $ 42 billions. Fantastic Price for Yahoo, according to Reuters
Why Microsoft decides to buy Yahoo? Read more »