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Icahn to battle Yahoo to accept Microsoft bid

Icahn to battle Yahoo to accept Microsoft bid   more»»
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Financier Carl Icahn launched a proxy battle on Thursday to force Yahoo Inc to reopen buyout talks with Microsoft Corp , saying the Yahoo board had acted "irrationally" in refusing its $47.5 billion offer.

Thu May 15, 2008


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