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Yahoo to weigh deals for Asian assets: sources (Reuters)

Reuters – Yahoo Inc is considering a plan to unload most of its prized Asian assets in a complex deal valued at roughly $17 billion, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, winning nods of approval from Wall Street and driving its shares higher.

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Yahoo to weigh deals for Asian assets: sources
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Yahoo May Be Poised to Exit Asia with Alibaba Disposition (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor – Even as Yahoo looks for a successor to fired CEO Carol Bartz, the ailing search prince may be looking to shed more corporate assets: Alibaba Group and Yahoo Japan.

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Yahoo May Be Poised to Exit Asia with Alibaba Disposition
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Silver Lake, Microsoft working on new Yahoo stake offer: source (Reuters)

Reuters – A consortium of private equity group Silver Lake, software giant Microsoft Corp and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz are reworking their bid for a minority stake in Internet company Yahoo Inc, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.

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Silver Lake, Microsoft working on new Yahoo stake offer: source
(Reuters)

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Yahoo, bidders at impasse over nondisclosure (Reuters)

Reuters – Despite all the rumored interest in Yahoo Inc, progress on a deal has hit a brick wall mainly due to the company’s lack of strategy and restrictive confidentiality agreement, people familiar with the situation said.

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Yahoo, bidders at impasse over nondisclosure
(Reuters)

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Baidu Q3 beats, sees strong Q4 sales (Reuters)

Reuters – Shares of Chinese search engine Baidu Inc surged more than 7 percent on Thursday after the company topped Wall Street financial targets, shrugging off concerns that a weakening Chinese economy could hamper its growth.

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Baidu Q3 beats, sees strong Q4 sales
(Reuters)

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Yahoo readies books for potential buyers -sources (Reuters)

Reuters – Yahoo Inc’s long-time advisers Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Allen & Co are preparing to give potential buyers financial information, in a sign the troubled Internet giant is ready to put itself on the block, sources close to the situation said.

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Yahoo readies books for potential buyers -sources
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Bartz battles to retain Yahoo board seat (Reuters)

Reuters – Former Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Carol Bartz and her erstwhile employer are dueling over Bartz’s board seat, which she says she wants to keep, despite being fired from running the company.

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Bartz battles to retain Yahoo board seat
(Reuters)