Yahoo shares shot up nearly 6 percent in earning morning trading on Wednesday, as reports surfaced that Microsoft may seek partners to make another bid for the company's search business.

Yahoo shares shot up nearly 6 percent in earning morning trading on Wednesday, as reports surfaced that Microsoft may seek partners to make another bid for the company's search business.

Yahoo Shares Jump On Reports That Microsoft Talks Back On

Even though Yahoo!'s board opted to side with Google in its eagerness to shrug of Microsoft's advances, the company may not be out of the woods quite yet. Mark Nelson, a partner in Mithras Capital, which owns 1.7 million Yahoo shares has written to Microsoft urging the company to reconsider its partial deal for Yahoo!'s search engine business.

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.

Yahoo shares climbed slightly as Microsoft showed interest in a possible deal for the Internet giant's search advertising business.

Yahoo shares climbed slightly as Microsoft showed interest in a possible deal for the Internet giant's search advertising business.

As a Yahoo shareholder, I was furious over its bungling of a potentially lucrative sale to Microsoft, especially after Yahoo shares plunged Monday on the news.

That kind of setback usually means some seriously bad news has come out of a company, but in the case of Yahoo Inc. it's, well, hard to say what's really going on. Yahoo shares fell hard yesterday, down $4.20 to $24.47 in reaction to the weekend news ...

Yahoo shares fell 15 percent Monday as hopes for the once-dominant Internet icon dimmed following Microsoft's withdrawal of a $47.5 billion takeover bid.