NEW YORK - MAY 04: A news ticker reports potential buyouts for Yahoo! and Reuters above a Yahoo! advertisement and the Reuters building in Times Square May 4, 2007 in New York. After reports earlier this week that Ruport Murchoch's News Corp. had made a bid for Dow Jones & Company, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, reports surfaced today that Microsoft Corp. is looking into buying Internet search engine provider Yahoo and that Reuters had been approached about a possible takeover by an unnamed suitor, but widely reported to be Canadian publisher Thomson. Getty Images logo Getty Images 31 months ago

NEW YORK - MAY 04: A news ticker reports potential buyouts for Yahoo! and Reuters above a Yahoo! advertisement and the Reuters building in Times Square May 4, 2007 in New York. After reports earlier this week that Ruport Murchoch's News Corp. had made a bid for Dow Jones & Company, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, reports surfaced today that Microsoft Corp. is looking into buying Internet search engine provider Yahoo and that Reuters had been approached about a possible takeover by an unnamed suitor, but widely reported to be Canadian publisher Thomson.

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  3. FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 file photo, Tiger Woods from the U.S. smiles during a press conference before the Australian Masters golf tournament at Kingston Heath Golf Club, in Melbourne, Australia. Google and Yahoo say they've seen a significant spike from traffic from people looking for information on the golf superstar and his alleged extramarital affairs.
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  5. Carol Barth, CEO of the California-based Internet pioneer Yahoo, gestures during a speech at the luncheon organised by American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) on November 10, 2009 in Singapore. Barth was speaking ahead of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum being held in the city on November 14-15.
  6. Carol Barth, CEO of the California-based Internet pioneer Yahoo, gestures during a speech at the luncheon organised by American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) on November 10, 2009 in Singapore. Barth was speaking ahead of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum being held in the city on November 14-15.
  7. MUNICH, GERMANY - OCTOBER 07: Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation Steve Ballmer addresses the media during a news conference on October 7, 2009 in Munich, Germany. Ballmer talked about the upcoming launch of the new Windows 7 computer operating system.
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  9. MUNICH, GERMANY - OCTOBER 07: Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation Steve Ballmer looks on during a news conference on October 7, 2009 in Munich, Germany. Ballmer talked about the upcoming launch of the new Windows 7 computer operating system.
  10. MUNICH, GERMANY - OCTOBER 07: Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation Steve Ballmer addresses the media during a news conference on October 7, 2009 in Munich, Germany. Ballmer talked about the upcoming launch of the new Windows 7 computer operating system.
  11. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Microsoft Corporation Steve Ballmer gestures during a news conference to present the new Windows 7 operating system in Munich October 7, 2009. Microsoft's release of its new. Windows 7 operating system is expected to increase demand for personal computers only slightly, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer told journalists in Munich on Wednesday. Major new software updates from Microsoft, whose Windows operating system runs about 90 percent of the world's PCs, are in general eagerly awaited by computer makers who hope for a sales boost.
  12. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Microsoft Corporation Steve Ballmer holds a news conference to present the new Windows 7 operating system in Munich October 7, 2009. Microsoft's release of its new Windows 7 operating system is expected to increase demand for personal computers only slightly, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer told journalists in Munich on Wednesday. Major new software updates from Microsoft, whose Windows operating system runs about 90 percent of the world's PCs, are in general eagerly awaited by computer makers who hope for a sales boost.
  13. Robert Kelly, chief executive of Bank of New York Mellon Corp., speaks at the Reuters Finance Summit in New York in this November 6, 2007 file photo. Kelly has resurfaced as a possible candidate to succeed retiring Bank of America Corp. CEO Kenneth Lewis, the Wall Street Journal reported December 11, 2009, citing people familiar with the matter.
  14. Bank of New York's Mellon Corp. Robert Kelly joins other TARP recipient financial institution leaders as they testify before House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington in this February 11, 2009 file photo. Kelly has resurfaced as a possible candidate to succeed retiring Bank of America Corp. CEO Kenneth Lewis, the Wall Street Journal reported December 11, 2009, citing people familiar with the matter.
  15. MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 24: Wall Street Journal Head of Special Reports in Europe James Rutter attends the 2009 Milan Fashion Global Summit on November 24, 2009 in Milan, Italy. The Summit gathers company leaders and top management and has a unique focus on the links between fashion and finance.
  16. MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 24: Wall Street Journal Head of Special Reports in Europe James Rutter attends the 2009 Milan Fashion Global Summit on November 24, 2009 in Milan, Italy. The Summit gathers company leaders and top management and has a unique focus on the links between fashion and finance.

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