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Exec denies report of Yahoo-Microsoft talks

 
An article that appeared Sunday in the Times of London stating that Microsoft has restarted talks to buy Yahoo's search business for $20 billion "has no basis in fact," according to an executive familiar with the matter. The newspaper reported that the deal... (link)

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