Google Inc.
News and overview for Google Inc.
Google tops estimates with third-quarter results - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 39 days 12 hours 51 minutes ago
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Google shores up cash through pinching pennies MarketWatch First Take - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 39 days 12 hours ago
The company also said its total worldwide workforce shrunk by 121 people in the quarter. It employed 19,665 full-time employees at the end of September, down from 19,786 in the second quarter. Google's over exuberant hiring had been sticking in Wall Street's craw.
AMD, Google lead early tech rally - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 42 days 18 hours 32 minutes ago
Analyst Uche Orji said the upgrade was based partly on "improved near term expected growth as our recent checks show that a PC market tailwind is lifting both Intel and AMD."
Tiger's Robertson attracted to Intel, Google - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 35 days 12 hours 46 minutes ago
Robertson, one of the most successful hedge-fund managers in history, also said he was concerned about U.S. dependence on China as a source for borrowing. He highlighted overseas currencies, such as the Norwegian krone, as more solid than the U.S. dollar.
U.S. stock futures edge up after Google results - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 38 days 23 hours 32 minutes ago
S&P 500 futures rose 2.6 points to 1,092.40 and Nasdaq 100 futures added 4.25 points to 1,752.70. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 18 points.
Google, Microsoft gain in search as Yahoo declines - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 40 days 13 hours 37 minutes ago
J.P. Morgan Chase profit jumps past estimates
Google profit, sales top Wall Street view - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 38 days 15 hours 46 minutes ago
Less terrible is the new good. Mattel Chief Executive Bob Eckert said Friday that with financial and job concerns weighing on consumers, the holiday season isn't looking too happy. But it won't be as bad as last year, and that's good news.
Protect those Apple, Google and tech windfalls - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 29 days 4 hours 56 minutes ago
Not so fast. You're taking a huge, and thoroughly needless, risk.
Google targets upped by Goldman, J.P. Morgan - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 42 days 19 hours 32 minutes ago
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AOL has a lot to prove now MarketWatch First Take - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 17 hours 13 minutes ago
This will enable AOL to save a pile of dough, but it won't be enough to establish the company as a dynamic brand.
Hedge fund veteran says Intel, Google attractive - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 35 days 14 hours 29 minutes ago
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Bank of America, GE, Google, IBM in focus - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 38 days 20 hours 31 minutes ago
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Google target upped by Goldman Sachs - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 42 days 21 hours 4 minutes ago
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Google upped to buy at Benchmark - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 38 days 21 hours 18 minutes ago
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Google to launch music service, report says - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 33 days 15 hours 9 minutes ago
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Company Overview
| Company: | Google Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Internet Search & Navigation Services |
| Website: | http://www.google.com |
If you've never Googled, you probably aren't finding what you want online. Google operates the leading Internet search engine, offering targeted search results from billions of Web pages. Results are based on a proprietary algorithm -- Google's technology for ranking Web pages is called PageRank. The company generates nearly all of its revenue through ad sales. Advertisers can deliver relevant ads targeted to search queries or Web content. The Google Network is a network of third party customers that use Google's ad programs to deliver relevant ads to their own Web sites. Google subsidiaries include YouTube and DoubleClick. Founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page each have nearly 30% voting control of the firm.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 21,795.6 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 31.3 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 4,226.9 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.6 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 20,222 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 20.3 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |