By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - • Print | Email
On Thursday, the European Parliament will decide whether to force Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG, GOOGL) to unbundle search from the rest of its commercial services.
A "yes" vote could shrink Google's vast market share. The company currently accounts for 90% of all Web searches in Europe.
But it also means a very lucrative event is one step closer for Google stock investors...
By Michael E. Lewitt, Global Credit Strategist, Money Morning • @MichaelELewitt - • Print | Email
Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) has grown to be the fourth most valuable U.S. company , with a market capitalization of $370 billion.
Only Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL), Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) are larger. In 2015, the company will likely generate more than $60 billion in revenue and more than $17 billion in net income.
Analysts expect it to continue growing at 15% to 20% for the foreseeable future despite its increasing size, a growth rate rivaled only by Apple among mega-cap companies.
That rate of growth continues to get more tightly squeezed...
By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - • Print | Email
Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG, GOOGL) is ahead of the game on net neutrality.
Whatever the FCC decides in early 2015, the Internet search king is going to come out on top.
By Michael A. Robinson, Defense + Tech Specialist, Money Morning • @Robinson_STI - • Print | Email
You'd be hard pressed to find two guys more different than Warren Buffett and Google's (Nasdaq: GOOG) Ray Kurzweil.
Buffett, probably the world's most famous investor, steered clear of high tech until just the last few years. Kurzweil, on the other hand, has pushed the boundaries of innovation for more than five decades.
By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - • Print | Email
Google knows the healthcare sector is one of the fastest-growing markets today. Healthcare is a $2.8 trillion-a-year industry in the United States alone. But Google is not just in it for the money.
Here's why Google will have a monumental impact on healthcare...
By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - • Print | Email
On Friday, a report surfaced that Google (Nasdaq: GOOG, GOOGL) was in talks to buy a 40% stake in eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) for $85 billion at $68 per share.
By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - • Print | Email
Starting Tuesday, Google (Nasdaq: GOOG, GOOGL) will host the first of seven meetings to debate a controversial Internet privacy law imposed by the European Union. The move is the company's latest stroke of genius, but this time, Google's not crafting a futuristic new product. It's solving a way to deliver the perfect balance between privacy and freedom of information to users.
It’s going to use crowdsourcing…
By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - • Print | Email
Google stock (Nasdaq: GOOG, GOOGL) will benefit from a $300 million deal announced on Tuesday. The innovative tech company said it will work with five Asian telecom companies to develop and implement a trans-Pacific cable that will connect Japan and the United States undersea.
"If I were a traditional telecom operator I would be terrified," Money Morning Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald said of the news. "This highlights how much is at stake and will give Google a significant leg up on the 'Internet of Everything.'"
By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - • Print | Email
Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG, GOOGL) reported second quarter 2014 earnings after the bell on Thursday.
By David Zeiler, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @DavidGZeiler - • Print | Email
Yesterday Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG, GOOGL) said it was expanding Android to run not just on tablets and smartphones, but also on wearable tech like smartwatches, in-car entertainment systems, and its own Android TV. The software on Google's Chromebook laptops will also be better integrated with Android.
While it might strange for a product that's given away for free, Google's grand plans for Android will determine the fate of Google stock over the next several years.
