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Will there be a takeover of Yahoo in 2009?

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Background: Yahoo's future as an independent company is in doubt. Will there be a successful bid for the company in 2009?

Settlement details:Settles as "yes" if there is a successful bid for more than 50 percent of Yahoo's shares.

 
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Yes
25%
No
75%
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Suspend date: Thu 31st Dec 11:59pm PST (5 weeks to go)

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 50%

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Created Thu 4th Dec 2008 8:11am PST by reuters

Suspend date: Thu 31st Dec 11:59pm PST (5 weeks to go) details

 

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7 weeks ago
jepelde predicted No (H$100 at 74%)
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angelovaloppi predicted No (H$150 at 73%)
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bigken1 predicted No (H$600 at 72%)
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bigken1 predicted No (H$500 at 71%)
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