Yahoo: Needham Upgrades, Goldman Suspends Rating, Credit Suisse Drops Coverage; Everyone Waits On A Deal

May 19, 2008 at 2:05 pm PT

Some interesting tidbits from the Street today on the latest events in Microsoft’s (MSFT) revived interest in Yahoo (YHOO).

To review: Microsoft over the weekend said it talking to Yahoo about a deal, but not an acquisition. The WSJ said it would involve outsourcing search; there were rumors that MSFT would buy Yahoo’s search business, and Facebook as well. Yahoo says it is open to a deal; Facebook declined comment, but hinted that it liked being independent.

The Street is happy to see something brewing, but there isn’t a lot of agreement beyond that. Here’s a roundup of some of today’s commentary…

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