<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081016/bs_nm/us_yahoo_microsoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20081016/2008_10_16t123913_450x293_us_microsoft_yahoo.jpg?x =130&y=84&q=85&sig=U2apvlRE7Bh9pUf0m6rbpA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer speaks during a luncheon and conference on technology and innovation in Madrid April 25, 2008. (Susana Vera/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said a Web search advertising deal with Yahoo Inc makes economic sense and may still be possible, though the two sides are not in any discussions.</p><br clear="all"/>

View the entire article: Microsoft says Yahoo ad deal still makes sense
(Reuters)