Money | Yahoo Yahoo Hopes Q1 Report Will Boost Microsoft Bid Data out tomorrow expected to be in line with analysts' expectations By Jim O'Neill Posted Apr 21, 2008 10:50 AM CDT Copied The Yahoo logo is seen in New York in this Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008 file photo. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file) All eyes will be on Yahoo's first-quarter earnings report tomorrow; the company hopes to use solid results to pressure Microsoft into sweetening its takeover bid, the Wall Street Journal reports. The report comes just 2 days before Microsoft's own and 4 days before the deadline the latter set for a deal to avoid a hostile takeover. Yahoo is expected to meet modest projections for first-quarter growth. The market's reaction to the reports could also affect a potential deal, the Journal notes: Tech stocks rallied last week, lifting the value of the Microsoft's offer closer to the $44.6 billion it was worth when made Jan. 31. Another 4% boost would return it to the original value of $31 per Yahoo share; stockholders are looking for something closer to $35. Read These Next Trumps ends trade talks with Canada. Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. A man has been deported for kicking an airport customs beagle. Report an error