Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer wants his company to make a deal to acquire Yahoo`s search engine unit "sooner than later," according to the WSJ.
"I think that good ideas are usually better done quickly than slowly, so it would probably be better for both of us, and certainly for Yahoo, if we were to do it sooner than later," Ballmer told the paper.
Ballmer has said repeatedly in recent weeks that Microsoft is no longer interested in acquiring all of Yahoo, but that the company is open to a narrower deal. Adding Yahoo's search operations to its MSN and Live Search network could help Microsoft close the gap with industry leader Google in the lucrative Internet search market.
Microsoft stock is down 42% in the last year, comparing to a 52% decline in Yahoo. Ca n this news boost Yahoo stock to higher ground?
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