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This Week's Google Stock Price Drop Is Just a Short-Term Hiccup

By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - April 7, 2016

Google shares have slipped this week, but investors ought to look past the Google stock price's latest hiccup.

The company continues to be an innovator and its stock an outperformer.

Here's why we're bullish on GOOGL...

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This Week's Google Stock Price Drop Is Just a Short-Term Hiccup

By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - April 7, 2016

Google shares have slipped this week, but investors ought to look past the Google stock price's latest hiccup.

The company continues to be an innovator and its stock an outperformer.

Here's why we're bullish on GOOGL...

Why 2016 Will Be the Year of the Tech Investing "Dream Team"

By Michael A. Robinson, Defense + Tech Specialist, Money Morning • @Robinson_STI - December 23, 2015

Since the 1990s, three Internet-based sectors have emerged as tech investing cash cows. And this quintet of firms will dominate these segments into 2016 beyond...

The Internet has come a long way since the 1990s. Since that time, three web-based sectors in particular have become tech investing cash cows.

The e-commerce, mobile advertising, and cloud computing are worth a combine $2.6 trillion, and a quintet of firms are rising to dominate these segments.

Today we'll discuss the first two players on this team - and why each is a great foundational play for 2016 and beyond...

What the Media Doesn't Get About Stock Market Bubbles

By D.R. Barton, Jr., Technical Trading Specialist, Money Morning • @DRBarton_Stocks - August 10, 2015

Since the last bona fide financial bubble, the real estate and credit bubble of 2007 to 2009, it seems like every time anyone pays a few pennies too much for a stock, there is a flock of analysts ready to start crowing "bubble!" like so many birds on a wire.

I believe that any pundit who calls a sector or market a "bubble" when they really mean "fundamentally or technically overbought" should be banished from pontificating until the real bubble appears.

And the charts I have to show you prove it...

Google's Larry Page and Sergey Brin Plan to Cure Aging with Biotech Venture

By Kyle Anderson, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @KyleAndersonMM - June 25, 2015

Google Inc.'s (Nasdaq: GOOG, GOOGL) Larry Page and Sergey Brin have taken anti-aging to a whole new level.

In 2013, Google founded the biotech company Calico along with Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) Chairman Arthur Levinson.

Rather than focusing on diseases, Calico was founded to cure aging. According to Page, expanding the human life span by as much as 100 years is the company's goal.

Thanks to new breakthroughs, they may be closer than you think...

Uber Grapples to Distance Itself From Google

By Money Morning Member Alert, Money Morning - May 11, 2015

Uber, the ride-hailing app wreaking havoc on the cab industry, was reported by The New York Times late last week as pursuing purchase of Nokia Corporation's (NYSE: NOK) Here mapping service.

The privately held Uber is currently valued at $41.2 billion and is pursuing another $2.8 billion in funding. The Times article placed Uber's bid for the Here technology as nearing $3.0 billion.

Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) Earnings "All But Irrelevant" Despite Analyst Noise

By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - April 22, 2015

"Contrary to what the rest of the world believes, Google earnings are all but irrelevant except in the very short term."

Money Morning Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald knows Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG, GOOGL) well. He has followed the tech giant since its founding in 1998. Just last week, Fitz-Gerald notched a successful prediction he'd made years ago when the EU filed antitrust charges against Google on April 15.

Instead, he recommends investors take action with this Google stock play instead of tuning into the earnings noise...

Google (Nasdaq: GOOG, GOOGL) Laughs Off Media with These Adorable Baby GIFs

By Abby Higgs, Staff Writer, Money Morning - March 30, 2015

Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG, GOOGL) has been making headlines lately for its creative responses to the media. The tech giant has everyone in stitches.

Except for The Wall Street Journal and The Daily Dot, that is.

Here's the hilarious way Google's been handling the media's latest hoopla.

Google's New "Euro Plan" Could Boost Shares by 50%
(or More)

By Greg Madison, Managing Editor, Money Morning - February 26, 2015

Google Inc.'s (Nasdaq: GOOG) plan to merge its European operations might look like a defensive pullback, but it's really a potential buying opportunity. In fact, Money Morning's Defense and Tech Specialist Michael Robinson thinks the stock could soar 50% over the next three and a half years.

The search giant said on February 25 that it would merge its two European divisions.

Mobile Deal Gives Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) Stock Its Next "Puzzle Piece"

By Money Morning Staff Reports, Money Morning - February 24, 2015

Money Morning's Tech Specialist Michael Robinson was spot-on with his latest Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) stock prediction.

The search engine giant is one step closer to tech world domination.

Yesterday's (Monday) announcement is exactly what Robinson was looking for - and why he's calling Google stock a "Buy"...

When Should I Buy Google Stock?

By Jim Bach, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 - January 22, 2015

You may be wondering, "When should I buy Google stock?" - especially with all the excitement surrounding its new mobile deal.

Reports that came out yesterday (Wednesday) revealed that Google is planning to team up with Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S) and T-Mobile U.S. Inc. (NYSE: TMUS) to provide wireless service plans, challenging incumbent carriers like Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T).

Our expert weighs in on the right time to buy...

Most-Googled Terms of 2014 (Nasdaq: GOOG)

By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - December 17, 2014

Get the ten most-Googled terms of 2014 - with a twist...

A look at hottest searches provides a fantastic measure of the year's most important happenings. And as a bonus to the regular list format, we've paired each term with a link to one of our favorite 2014 Web articles on that topic. Check them out for a quick refresher, a moving read, or exceptional visual content.

Out of the roughly 140 billion Google searches that took place in 2014 (and massive amount of Web content you can find on each), here are the ten most-Googled terms with our corresponding story "faves"...

Why Google Stock (Nasdaq: GOOG) Investors Love Europe's Breakup Vote

By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - November 26, 2014

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...

Understanding the Key Threats to Google (GOOG) Stock

By Michael E. Lewitt, Global Credit Strategist, Money Morning • @MichaelELewitt - November 26, 2014

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...

The Best Way to Profit from the AAPL-GOOG Mobile Payments War

By Michael A. Robinson, Defense + Tech Specialist, Money Morning • @Robinson_STI - September 17, 2014

With so much money at stake, it's no wonder Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) and Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) are engaging in a huge battle over which company's e-wallet platform consumers will choose to make purchases.

We could wait on the sidelines to see which e-wallet consumers prefer. But that's not our style.

So here's a “secret” play whose business will be supercharged no matter who wins the mobile-payments war…

Why Google's (Nasdaq: GOOG) European Privacy Debates Are Pure Genius

By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - September 8, 2014

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…