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Word that merger negotiations between Microsoft and Yahoo are over and that Yahoo plans to announce a search deal with Google has Yahoo shares plummeting on Wall Street. There's no word from corporate raider Carl Icahn yet, but with a Microsoft merger stymied, don't be surprised if the sudden drop is the result of Icahn and his friends leaving with their very large piles of cash in tow.