Yahoo! Sale Murky After Settlement
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SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo!'s(YHOO Quote) compromise with billionaire investor Carl Icahn may have allowed it to avoid an ugly showdown at its annual shareholder meeting, but it also added even more uncertainty to a potential deal with Microsoft(MSFT Quote).
The new arrangement will end Icahn's battle to replace Yahoo!'s entire board, which he had waged since May after he accused them of botching a merger deal with Microsoft.
"This agreement will not only allow Yahoo! to put the distraction of the proxy battle behind us, it will allow the company to continue pursuing its strategy of being the starting point for Internet users and a must buy for advertisers," Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang said in a statement. ...
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