Yahoo-Google ad deal could happen next week -source
SAN FRANCISCO, May 1 (Reuters) - A search advertising deal between Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) could come as early as next week, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
But any such deal, in which Yahoo carries Google ads alongside its search results, would not preclude a deal with Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), the person said.
Microsoft's $31-a-share cash-and-stock offer for Yahoo was initially valued at $44.6 billion. (Reporting by Anupreeta Das; Editing by Braden Reddall)
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