SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- In an effort to disrupt a market dominated by Google Inc. and underline its own ability to make bold strategic moves that don't involve a merger with Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Inc. said Wednesday that it aims to dramatically open up its online search service to outside developers.

Analysts at Citigroup say they see another potential partner for Yahoo that might be a bit more palatable to Yahoo’s apparently merger-phobic board and still deliver real value.

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Filed under: Business. Deutsche Bank analyst Jeetil Patel believes that although the merger of Activision and Vivendi Games has received proper attention from investors, he feels they still haven't fully appreciated the power Activision ...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A merger between Germany's Commerzbank (CBKG.DE: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) and Dresdner Bank may be attractive even if the latter's troubled investment bank were thrown into the bargain, analysts said on Tuesday ...

Puget Sound Energy (PSE), utility subsidiary of Puget Energy PSD , together with the consortium of long-term infrastructure investors who have agreed to acquire the utility, today announced that if the merger is approved by the Washington Utilities ...

Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp have failed to agree on a partnership or merger, the companies said on Thursday, sending Yahoo shares down 13 percent.