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To: Bill Harmond who wrote (12352)	7/9/1998 3:15:00 AM
From: fut_trade	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 27307

I am puzzled by Softbank increasing their stake in Yahoo!. In 1996, they acquired about a 33% stake in Yahoo! for the same (or less?) dollar value for which they receive only a few percent increase. Yes, Yahoo! is certainly worth more, and the cash increase Yahoo! receives is nice, but Softbank will be lose a valuable resource ($$$) and in return they only slightly increase the size of their present YHOO holdings. Since they unloaded a bit earlier this year, they seem to just be buying back at a higher price.