Yahoo’s decision is another broadside between the company and Microsoft, two months after the software giant withdrew its $47.5 billion takeover offer.

Google Inc. backs Yahoo in its effort to stave off an unsolicited takeover by Microsoft Corp. because an independent Yahoo will increase competition in the Internet search and advertising markets, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said here Thursday.

NEW YORK -- Yahoo Inc. began pressing a case to major shareholders Monday that its board and management deserve a chance to prove they made the right move when they rejected a $47.5 billion takeover offer from Microsoft Corp.

NEW YORK -- Yahoo Inc. began pressing a case to major shareholders Monday that its board and management deserve a chance to prove they made the right move when they rejected a $47.5 billion takeover offer from Microsoft Corp.

Yahoo Inc. began pressing a case to major shareholders Monday that its board and management deserve a chance to prove they made the right move when they rejected a $47.5 billion takeover offer from Microsoft Corp.

As Yahoo’s shares head for their lowest close since Microsoft made public its takeover offer on February 1, it isn’t hard to find Yahoo critics both inside and outside the company.

As Yahoo’s shares head for their lowest close since Microsoft made public its takeover offer on February 1, it isn’t hard to find Yahoo critics both inside and outside the company.

As Yahoo’s shares head for their lowest close since Microsoft made public its takeover offer on February 1, it isn’t hard to find Yahoo critics both inside and outside the company.

As Yahoo’s shares head for their lowest close since Microsoft made public its takeover offer on February 1, it isn’t hard to find Yahoo critics both inside and outside the company.

The husband-and-wife team behind Yahoo Inc.'s popular photo-sharing service Flickr have resigned, following two top executives that have departed since the Internet pioneer rejected a $47.5 billion takeover offer from Microsoft Corp.