Deals
Bid & Ask: The Deals of the Week
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1. Microsoft (MSFT) agreed to buy Skype Technologies for $8.5 billion to gain the world's most popular Internet calling service and its 663 million customers.
2. LinkedIn's IPO, which may take place later this month, will value the No. 1 professional networking website at more than $3 billion. The company says it will sell up to $316 million worth of shares.