Update: CNBC says no deal "whatsoever" on the table between Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp, citing unnamed sources.NEW YORK--Microsoft Corp is back in talks to buy out Yahoo Inc, technology blog TechCrunch reported on Tuesday, citing multiple unnamed sources at both companies.
CNET News.com is reporting that Microsoft and Yahoo are talking again--but it's about Microsoft sweetening its previous offer for a partial buyout of Yahoo's search business. Reporter Dawn Kawamoto's source is a "major investor who has been in contact with both parties."
Both Microsoft and Yahoo declined comment.
"The information we have is thin, but what one source is saying that Microsoft is talking a price lower than the $33 they were offering when the talks disintegrated in May," the report said.
Yahoo shares rose 5.73 percent to $22.68 on the Nasdaq in afternoon trading.
