Reuters - Shares of Yahoo Inc rose as much as 11 percent on Tuesday, reversing earlier declines, after contradictory reports on whether buyout talks with Microsoft Corp were heating up again.

AP - Yahoo Inc.'s steadily sinking stock pulled out of its descent Tuesday on reports that the Internet pioneer is reconsidering its recent decision to fall into the arms of online search leader Google Inc. instead of Microsoft Corp.

AFP - Yahoo's stock price bounced on Tuesday as investors flirted with rumors that Microsoft is once-again courting the floundering Internet pioneer.

NewsFactor - With many business and individual PC users rejecting Windows Vista, Microsoft took an unprecedented step this week by promising support for Windows XP for a full 13 years. That is three years longer than it has allowed for previous Windows operating systems.

Reuters - CNBC says no deal "whatsoever" on the table between Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp, citing unnamed sources.

Reuters - Microsoft Corp was criticized on Tuesday for being slow to resolve problems in the technical documentation it was required to provide to rival software makers as part of its 2001 antitrust settlement.