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REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft is hoping that a long-term partnership with rival Yahoo will give it the size and insight it needs to bring in more traffic, more advertisers and ultimately more revenue.
REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer is trying to improve the bad feeling Yahoo Inc.
SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its profit in the last quarter plunged 29 percent because of weak computer sales, ending a fiscal year in which the software maker's revenue fell for the first time since the company went public in 1986.
SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it plans to release a beta test of its free computer security program next week and is on track to launch a finished product in the fall.

REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. is holding its quarterly dividend steady and is backing a proposal allowing large shareholders to call special shareholder meetings.