Is News Corp. Interested In Yahoo?

The drama surrounding Yahoo’s spurning of Microsoft’s $44.6-billion takeover bid is beginning to reach operatic heights. The Washington Post reported yesterday that the global internet company reached out to AOL. Today, CNBC’s blog Tech Talk weighs in on the speculation that Rupert Murdoch might be interested in the increasingly attractive company. From CNBC’s Tech Check with Jim Goldman:

”On the surface, it makes sense since Microsoft ripped a page from the News Corp. playbook by offering such a massive premium to scare away other potential bidders; what Murdoch did with Dow Jones.

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