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• Google execs hope for long-term ad deal with Yahoo
  AP ( 009, 2008)
  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - Google Inc.'s top executives expressed hope Thursday that the Internet search leader will be able to form a potentially lucrative advertising partnership with Yahoo Inc. - a deal that would lower the odds of Microsoft Corp. renewing its attempts to buy Yahoo.
   
  
• Google looking golden again after challenging stretch
  AP ( 008, 2008)
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - It's hard to believe Google Inc. actually looked vulnerable just two months ago. The Internet search leader's stock had plummeted 45 percent from its peak. And its two biggest rivals, Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc., appeared poised to combine forces and launch a double-barreled attack.
   
  
• Company floats ads in 'clouds' shaped like corporate logos
  AP ( 007, 2008)
  LEXINGTON, Ala. (AP) - Picture the Manhattan skyline filled with Nike swooshes. Or the golden arches of McDonald's gently drifting over Los Angeles.
   
  
• AP sources give inside look at Microsoft's raised Yahoo bid
  AP ( 007, 2008)
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Just how serious was Microsoft Corp. about raising its bid to $47.5 billion for slumping Internet pioneer Yahoo Inc.?
   
  
• Gates: 'Key decisions' up to Ballmer
  AP ( 006, 2008)
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said Tuesday that "key decisions" following the company's withdrawal of a $47.5 billion bid for Yahoo will be made by CEO Steve Ballmer.
   
  
• Yahoo facing shareholder fireworks at July 3 annual meeting
  AP ( 006, 2008)
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - When Yahoo Inc. holds its annual meeting July 3, expect fireworks from irate shareholders seeking retribution for the company's decision to remain independent instead of accepting a $47.5 billion takeover offer from Microsoft Corp.
   
  
• Report: Microsoft-Yahoo deal may go hostile Friday
  AP ( 002, 2008)
  SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. may go hostile in its bid for Yahoo Inc. as soon as Friday, according to a published report.
   
  
• Microsoft in quandary over Yahoo bid as key deadline passes
  AP ( 28, 2008)
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Microsoft Corp. is no closer to buying Yahoo Inc. than when it made its $44.6 billion bid nearly three months ago, leaving the software maker in a quandary over whether the deal is still worth pursuing.