Internet media firm Yahoo! Inc., and online job finder HotJobs.com Ltd., said on Monday their planned merger has taken a step closer to completion, after the government granted early termination of
the waiting period required under antitrust laws. The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission have granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, for Yahoo's acquisition of HotJobs.com. Termination of the waiting period satisfies one of the conditions for Yahoo's purchase of HotJobs.com.