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Yahoo Inc., the search engine that reported its first loss in almost seven years last quarter, might reap as much as $450 million in profit by combining its search business with that of Microsoft Corp., an analyst said.
The partnership is likely to happen, Jeffrey Lindsay at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. said Friday in an interview. Yahoo and Microsoft are discussing a pact, All Things Digital reported Friday, citing people familiar with the situation.
