Yahoo preps for investor road show--as Microsoft talks percolate

Yahoo shares plummet nearly 20 percent on Ballmer comments
Shares of the company free-fall following comments by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer that the software giant is not interested in a Yahoo acquisition.

Microsoft to offer free consumer security suite
Software giant cans fee-based security and management Windows Live OneCare service in favor of free consumer software focused on protecting PCs against malware.

With Yang out, Microsoft may come back
Several sources close to the company expect renewed takeover interest from the software giant.

Microsoft explains seven-year patch delay
The software giant says that fixing the flaw earlier would have broken customer network applications.

HomeAway opens door to $250 million funding round
Vacation home rental site HomeAway lands the largest U.S. venture round for an Internet company in the last eight years.