商业报道:微软雅虎高管会谈

Microsoft Yahoo break silence

Microsoft, Yahoo are reportedly talking for the first time since Yahoo rejected Microsoft's takeover offer in January.

Another headline for Yahoo and Microsoft this time, the wall street journal reporting that executives¹ from Microsoft and Yahoo met on Monday to discuss options after of course Yahoo rejected that nearly 42 billion-dollar takeover bid from Microsoft last month.

Let's take a look at the numbers here, Microsoft and Yahoo both trade in to the downside right now as you've seen that downturn of the broader market. Take a look here at Microsoft, and also wanna take a look at the numbers here for Yahoo. This is when that bid came in, that was a 42 billion dollar bid, it was at a 62% premium² at the time that came on January 31st, shares just popped. And they've really managed to hold on to their gains since then.

Also, a representative over at Yahoo that we reached out to not commenting at all on this report, but again, this is what the journal is saying that executives have met to discuss what a combination between Microsoft and Yahoo would potentially look like. There are reportedly no further talks scheduled, but this is the first time that the two camps have met since the breakdown³ in communication after that offer was rejected, of course, Jerry Yang and his board over at Yahoo, rejecting that offer, saying they thought it, quote, undervalued.

Yahoo, keep in mind there've been a number of rumors⁴ since then, circulating about whether anyone is gonna take Yahoo over and if so, who ?There were reports that CNN's parent company, Time Warner might try to tie up AOL with Yahoo. Other reports out that Rupert Murdoch and his news corp. are potentially interested in tying up Myspace with Yahoo, of course none of that really flushed⁵ out, but now the newest results in this is that reported meeting on Monday again between Yahoo and Microsoft executives that have been stated in the wall street journal, You can catch a lot more of this and all the developments right on our website here.

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据报道，自1月份雅虎拒绝了微软的接管计划之后，微软雅虎首次进行会谈。

雅虎微软又一次登上华尔街时报头条。据华尔街时报报道，微软和雅虎高层周一举行会晤，继上月雅虎拒绝了微软420亿美元收购计划之后进一步商讨计划。

让我们看一下这些数据。在各行各业市场低迷的情况下，微软和雅虎业绩也出现下滑。让我们看一下来自微软和雅虎的数据。当时微软提出了420亿美元的收购计划，占额外费用的62%，股价升高。而且他们确实收益一直增加。

雅虎的代表没有对该报告做任何评论，但是华尔街时报说，双方高层举行会谈，商讨双方怎样进行合作。据报道，近期没有安排进一步的会谈。但是这是自从雅虎拒绝收购，沟通失败之后双方首次会谈。当然，雅虎总裁杨致远和董事会表示，微软提供的价格低估了雅虎的价值。

自从那时起，雅虎关于谁将接管一直谣言不断。有报道称CNN的母公司时代华纳可能试图与雅虎建立联系。其他报道称，Rupert Murdoch及其新闻集团也有意将Myspace与雅虎进行那个合作。当然这些说法目前都没有实行，但是最新消息表明，雅虎和微软高层周一再次会晤。你可以在华尔街时报看到更详细信息，最新进展会在我们的网站上公布。

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1 executives   

（公司或机构的）经理( executive的名词复数 )； （统称公司或机构的）行政领导； （政府的）行政部门； [the Executive][美国英语]（美国政府的）行政当局

参考例句：

• They have taken measures to equate the salaries of higher civil servants to those of business executives. 他们采取措施使高级文职人员的工资和企业管理干部的工资相等。
• He disregarded the advice of his executives. 他对主管层的建议置若罔闻。

2 premium   

n.加付款；赠品；adj.高级的；售价高的

参考例句：

• You have to pay a premium for express delivery.寄快递你得付额外费用。
• Fresh water was at a premium after the reservoir was contaminated.在水库被污染之后，清水便因稀而贵了。

3 breakdown   

n.垮，衰竭；损坏，故障，倒塌

参考例句：

• She suffered a nervous breakdown.她患神经衰弱。
• The plane had a breakdown in the air,but it was fortunately removed by the ace pilot.飞机在空中发生了故障，但幸运的是被王牌驾驶员排除了。

4 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 flushed   

a.(～with sth.)兴奋的，充满喜悦的

参考例句：

• She flushed with anger. 她气得涨红了脸。
• Her face was flushed with anger. 她的脸气红了。