Friday, May 4, 2007

U.S. Stock-Index Futures Gain; Yahoo, Google, Starbucks Advance in Europe

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures rose after the New York Post reported that Microsoft Corp. asked Yahoo! Inc. to start acquisition talks.

Shares of Yahoo, the most-visited U.S. Web site, jumped as much as 17 percent, and Microsoft fell in Europe. Microsoft is working with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. over a possible deal, the Post said. Internet stocks including Google Inc. also advanced.


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