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| Jul. 28 |
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Ex-Googlers Debut 'Cuil' Search Engine Menlo Park: Anna Patterson intends to upstage Google, which she quit in 2006 to develop a more comprehensive and efficient way to scour the Internet
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| Jul.18 |
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Shares fall after disappointing earnings. Google
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| Jun.12 |
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Yahoo-Google agree online ad deal| Yahoo has agreed a deal with Google which will see Yahoo use Google's advertising technology. Google ads will appear alongside Yahoo search results. The agreement with Google could be worth up to $800m in additional revenue every year. Recent Yahoo-Mic... | |
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Microsoft walks away from Yahoo
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| Apr.17 |
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1Q profit climbs 30%, tops analyst views. Google
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| Apr.9 |
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Google and Yahoo to share web ads
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| Apr.5 |
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Couple Says Street View Invades Privacy. Google
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| Mar.11 |
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Google closes $3.1 billion DoubleClick deal
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Pentagon bans Google map-makers
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| Jul. 28 |
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Ex-Googlers Debut 'Cuil' Search Engine| Menlo Park: Anna Patterson intends to upstage Google, which she quit in 2006 to develop a more comprehensive and efficient way to scour the Internet | |
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| Jul.18 |
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Shares fall after disappointing earnings Google: The shares tumbled more than 9% in early trading after the Internet search leader's 2nd-quarter earnings missed analysts' expectations
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| Jul.16 |
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YouTube Inks Ad Deal. Google
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| Jul.1 |
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Google-Yahoo ad deal probed |
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| Jun.27 |
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Intuit to slice workforce by 575 jobs |
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| Jun.17 |
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VCs betting LinkedIn worth $1 billion
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| Jun.12 |
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Yahoo-Google agree online ad deal Yahoo has agreed a deal with Google which will see Yahoo use Google's advertising technology. Google ads will appear alongside Yahoo search results
| The agreement with Google could be worth up to $800m in additional revenue every year. Recent Yahoo-Microsoft talks concluded after Yahoo rejected a Microsoft proposal to buy just its online search business
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| Jun.5 |
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Google leases acreage for complex. Moffett Field
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| May.24 |
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Google, Facebook In Stalemate Over Data |
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| May.14 |
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Google Sites Ranked No. 1
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Microsoft walks away from Yahoo
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| Apr.24 |
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Yahoo-Google Alliance Probed |
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| Apr.17 |
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1Q profit climbs 30%, tops analyst views Google: Google Inc. tweaked its online ad formula and accelerated its growth outside the U.S. to produce a profit that surpassed predictions
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| Apr.14 |
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Salesforce Becomes Showcase For Google |
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| Apr.11 |
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Fierce battle over Yahoo/Microsoft deal. Google
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| Apr.9 |
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Google and Yahoo to share web ads The world's two biggest search engines, have announced a 2 week experiment that will see them share advertising space
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| Apr.5 |
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Couple Says Street View Invades Privacy Google: A Pennsylvania couple sued Google, saying pictures of their home violated their privacy, devalued their property and caused mental suffering
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| Apr.4 |
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Biggest purge in Google's history, 300 cut |
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| Mar.27 |
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Paid clicks data generate debate |
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| Mar.24 |
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Google Wants TV 'White Space' for Wi-Fi |
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| Mar.14 |
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DoubleClick Cost $3.24B |
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| Mar.11 |
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Google closes $3.1 billion DoubleClick deal European regulators approved the acquisition of online advertising giant, removing the last major obstacle for a deal
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| Mar.6 |
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Pentagon bans Google map-makers The defence department has banned the giant internet search engine from filming inside and making detailed studies of US military bases
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| Mar.4 |
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Facebook Hires Top Google Exec As COO |
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| Feb.28 |
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Google Releases Health Service Details |
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| Feb.26 |
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Google showing signs of slowing down |
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| Feb.21 |
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Google to Store Patients' Health Records
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1Q Profit Rises 38 Percent
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| Feb.9 |
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Yahoo weighs outsourcing ads to Google |
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| Feb.4 |
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Google offers to help Yahoo
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| Jan.31 |
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Disappointing 4Q. Google
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| Jan.3 |
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Startup Revives SF Free Wi-Fi Project
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| Dec.20 |
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Regulators approve DoubleClick purchase |
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| Dec.17 |
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Startup Looks To Reinvent Phones |
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| Dec.1 |
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Google plans to bid on wireless spectrum |
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| Nov.27 |
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Google's big bet on renewable energy |
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| Nov.5 |
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Google pushes into mobile phones
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| Oct.18 |
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3Q Profit Climbs 46 Percent. Google
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Lawmaker: Yahoo knew China's intent
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| Sep.13 |
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Google founders pay NASA $1.3m to land Moffett Field: Google Inc.'s founders will carry scientific equipment for NASA on their Boeing 767 as part of a deal that grants them landing rights at Federal...
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| Jul.19 |
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Earnings come up short, stock drops 6% |
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| Jul.16 |
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Cookies will 'auto delete' |
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| Jun.19 |
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YouTube makes international move |
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| Jun.14 |
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eBay Cancels Advertising On Google
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| Jun.2 |
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Online maps show city streetscapes |
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| May.29 |
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FTC reviews into Google-DoubleClick deal
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| May.17 |
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Big search upgrade |
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| Apr.19 |
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1Q Profit Up 69%, Blows Expectations. Google
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| Apr.18 |
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CEO scoffs at allegations at Web 2.0 Expo |
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| Apr.17 |
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Last-minute tax users swamp Intuit A flood of last-minute tax filers swamped the servers forcing taxpayers to wait hours for confirmation
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| Apr.13 |
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Google To Buy DoubleClick For $3.1B| Seeking to expand the ability to sell targeted Internet ads, Google agreed to acquire ad-management technology company | | |
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| Apr.10 |
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Google Earth maps out Darfur atrocities U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum has teamed up with Google's mapping service to map out the carnage in the region
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Apple Can Now Sell EMI Songs Online
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| Mar.13 |
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Viacom to sue Google and YouTube Viacom Media has accused Google, which bought YouTube, of illegally using its TV programs
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| Jan.31 |
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Earnings Nearly Triple In 4th Quarter |
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| Nov.30 |
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Intuit to Buy Digital Insight for $1.35B |
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| Nov.28 |
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Verizon to show YouTube on phone |
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| Nov.21 |
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Google jumps past $500 Google is leaving the shares up nearly 500% since the search engine went public little more than 2 years ago
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| Oct.31 |
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Google Acquires Wiki Tool Developer
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| Oct.19 |
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Profits nearly double in 3Q Google: 3rd quarter profit that catapulted 92%, handily beating expectations as users increasingly clicked on advertisements
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| Oct.9 |
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Google buys YouTube for $1.65bn  | Google is buying video-sharing website for $1.65bn in shares. The companies will continue to operate independently. YouTube, launched in February 2005, h... | |
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HP Sought Director Records in Leak Probe
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| Jul.25 |
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HP to buy Mercury Interactive for $4.5b
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| Jul.20 |
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2Q earnings soar past expectations. Google
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| Jun.7 |
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Google goes to Congress
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| May.8 |
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SGI files for chapter 11 bankruptcy |
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| Apr.20 |
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Quarter profit soars |
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| Mar.23 |
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Google Will Be Added To S&P 500 |
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| Mar.17 |
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Google Need Not Turn Over Records
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| Mar.14 |
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Judge Siding With Feds Over Subpoena |
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| Feb.28 |
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Stock Takes Hit After CFO Comments |
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| Jan.31 |
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Profits Nearly Double, Off Analyst Target |
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| Jan.24 |
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Google censors itself for China Leading internet search company has agreed to censor some of its services to satisfy Beijing's restrictions
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| Jan.19 |
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Feds Seek Records in Porn Probe Google: The Bush administration has subpoenaed Google for details on what its users have been looking for
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| Jan.6 |
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Google Opens Doors Of Online Video |
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| Dec.23 |
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Google settles hiring suit |
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| Dec.17 |
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Google to buy piece of AOL
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| Nov.17 |
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Shares Hit $400 Milestone Google: Share is marking a gain of nearly $100 a share in the 4 weeks since Google reported quarterly financial results
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| Nov.16 |
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Searchable classified database created |
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| Oct.20 |
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Spectacular 3Q numbers; stock surges Google: Google lived up to the lofty expectations that analysts and investors had for the search leader
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Video iPod introduced
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| Oct.1 |
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Google Wants Free Wireless For City. San Francisco
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| Sep.29 |
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Google plans offices, NASA partnership |
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| Aug.24 |
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Google to add instant messages and chat |
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| Aug.22 |
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Hard drive search introduced |
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| Jul.21 |
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Stock tumbles |
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| Jun.8 |
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$80bn Google takes top media spot |
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| Apr.21 |
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Profit Soars, Topping Forecasts |
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| Apr.9 |
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Execs paid $1 a year. Google
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CEO Fiorina out
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| Feb.1 |
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7-fold improvement in quarter profit. Google
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| Dec.17 |
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Symantec snaps up Veritas for $13.5b. Cupertino
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| Dec.14 |
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Google Bringing Libraries to Web |
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| Nov.9 |
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Mozilla Firefox browser launched
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| Oct.21 |
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3rd-quarter profit more than doubles |
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| Oct.14 |
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Software offered to search hard drive |
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| Aug.19 |
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Google goes public, shares surge 18%| Shares finished the day at $100.34 with more than 22 million shares having changed hands. The offer price had been cut to at $85 from an initial estimate of $108-135, in the face of weakness in the tech sector. The flotation ranks as the 3rd ri... | |
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| Aug.18 |
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IPO price range to between $85 and $95. Google
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| Aug.17 |
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No decision from SEC on IPO paperwork |
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| Aug.16 |
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Regulators open inquiry into stock issue |
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| Aug.4 |
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Possible securities violations disclosed Google: Google may have illegally issued 23 million shares of its stock to hundreds of employees and consultants
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| Jul.30 |
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Site opened to register bidders |
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| Jul.26 |
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Google to sell shares at $108 to $135 |
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| Apr.30 |
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Philosophical IPO notice |
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| Apr.29 |
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Google files long-awaited IPO plans Google hopes to raise $2.7 billion to have a market value of at least $20 billion
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Sun settles with Microsoft, cuts 3,300 job
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| Mar.31 |
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Google to offer free e-mail |
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| Aug.27 |
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Silicon Graphics cuts 600 more jobs |
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| Jul.8 |
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EMC to Buy Legato for $1.3 Billion |
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| Feb.17 |
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Google Buys Pyra Labs |
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| Aug.30 |
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Google Hires CFO |
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| Jul.8 |
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eBay buying payment provider PayPal
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CEO claims victory in merger vote
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| Jan.22 |
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Microsoft eliminates UltimateTV division |
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| Aug.6 |
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Google names E. Schmidt new CEO |
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| Apr.2 |
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Ariba to cut 1/3 of workforce |
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| 2008 |
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| May.14 |
Google Sites Ranked No. 1
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| Mar.14 |
DoubleClick Cost $3.24B |
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| Mar.11 |
Google closes $3.1 billion DoubleClick deal European regulators approved the acquisition of online advertising giant, removing the last major obstacle for a deal
| 2007 |
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| Dec.20 |
Regulators approve DoubleClick purchase |
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| May.29 |
FTC reviews into Google-DoubleClick deal
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| Apr.13 |
Google To Buy DoubleClick For $3.1B| Seeking to expand the ability to sell targeted Internet ads, Google agreed to acquire ad-management technology company | | |
| 2006 |
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| Nov.30 |
Intuit to Buy Digital Insight for $1.35B |
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| Oct.31 |
Google Acquires Wiki Tool Developer
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| Oct.9 |
Google buys YouTube for $1.65bn | Google is buying video-sharing website for $1.65bn in shares. The companies will continue to operate independently. YouTube, launched in February 2005, h... | |
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| Jul.25 |
HP to buy Mercury Interactive for $4.5b
| 2004 |
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| Dec.17 |
Symantec snaps up Veritas for $13.5b. Cupertino
| 2003 |
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| Jul.8 |
EMC to Buy Legato for $1.3 Billion |
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| Feb.17 |
Google Buys Pyra Labs |
| 2002 |
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| Jul.8 |
eBay buying payment provider PayPal
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.17 |
1Q profit climbs 30%, tops analyst views Google: Google Inc. tweaked its online ad formula and accelerated its growth outside the U.S. to produce a profit that surpassed predictions
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| Jan.31 |
Disappointing 4Q. Google
| 2007 |
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| Oct.18 |
3Q Profit Climbs 46 Percent. Google
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| Jul.19 |
Earnings come up short, stock drops 6% |
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| Apr.19 |
1Q Profit Up 69%, Blows Expectations. Google
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| Jan.31 |
Earnings Nearly Triple In 4th Quarter |
| 2006 |
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| Oct.19 |
Profits nearly double in 3Q Google: 3rd quarter profit that catapulted 92%, handily beating expectations as users increasingly clicked on advertisements
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| Jul.20 |
2Q earnings soar past expectations. Google
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| Apr.20 |
Quarter profit soars |
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| Jan.31 |
Profits Nearly Double, Off Analyst Target |
| 2005 |
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| Oct.20 |
Spectacular 3Q numbers; stock surges Google: Google lived up to the lofty expectations that analysts and investors had for the search leader
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| Apr.21 |
Profit Soars, Topping Forecasts |
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| Feb.1 |
7-fold improvement in quarter profit. Google
| 2004 |
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| Oct.21 |
3rd-quarter profit more than doubles |
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| 2008 |
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| Mar.24 |
Google Wants TV 'White Space' for Wi-Fi |
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.27 |
Intuit to slice workforce by 575 jobs |
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| Apr.4 |
Biggest purge in Google's history, 300 cut |
| 2003 |
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| Aug.27 |
Silicon Graphics cuts 600 more jobs |
| 2002 |
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| Jan.22 |
Microsoft eliminates UltimateTV division |
| 2001 |
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| Apr.2 |
Ariba to cut 1/3 of workforce |
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| 2006 |
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| May.8 |
SGI files for chapter 11 bankruptcy |
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.9 |
Google and Yahoo to share web ads The world's two biggest search engines, have announced a 2 week experiment that will see them share advertising space
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| Feb.4 |
Google offers to help Yahoo
|
| Jan.3 |
Startup Revives SF Free Wi-Fi Project
| 2007 |
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| Dec.17 |
Startup Looks To Reinvent Phones |
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| Dec.1 |
Google plans to bid on wireless spectrum |
|
| Jun.19 |
YouTube makes international move |
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| Jun.14 |
eBay Cancels Advertising On Google
| 2005 |
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| Dec.17 |
Google to buy piece of AOL
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| Nov.16 |
Searchable classified database created |
|
| Oct.1 |
Google Wants Free Wireless For City. San Francisco
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| Aug.22 |
Hard drive search introduced |
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| Jun.8 |
$80bn Google takes top media spot |
| 2004 |
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| Dec.14 |
Google Bringing Libraries to Web |
|
| Oct.14 |
Software offered to search hard drive |
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| 2004 |
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| Aug.19 |
Google goes public, shares surge 18%| Shares finished the day at $100.34 with more than 22 million shares having changed hands. The offer price had been cut to at $85 from an initial estimate of $108-135, in the face of weakness in the tech sector. The flotation ranks as the 3rd ri... | |
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| Aug.18 |
IPO price range to between $85 and $95. Google
|
| Aug.17 |
No decision from SEC on IPO paperwork |
|
| Jul.30 |
Site opened to register bidders |
|
| Jul.26 |
Google to sell shares at $108 to $135 |
|
| Apr.30 |
Philosophical IPO notice |
|
| Apr.29 |
Google files long-awaited IPO plans Google hopes to raise $2.7 billion to have a market value of at least $20 billion
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.5 |
Couple Says Street View Invades Privacy Google: A Pennsylvania couple sued Google, saying pictures of their home violated their privacy, devalued their property and caused mental suffering
| 2007 |
|
| Mar.13 |
Viacom to sue Google and YouTube Viacom Media has accused Google, which bought YouTube, of illegally using its TV programs
| 2005 |
|
| Dec.23 |
Google settles hiring suit |
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| 2007 |
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| Sep.13 |
Google founders pay NASA $1.3m to land Moffett Field: Google Inc.'s founders will carry scientific equipment for NASA on their Boeing 767 as part of a deal that grants them landing rights at Federal...
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| 2008 |
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| Jul. 28 |
Ex-Googlers Debut 'Cuil' Search Engine| Menlo Park: Anna Patterson intends to upstage Google, which she quit in 2006 to develop a more comprehensive and efficient way to scour the Internet | |
|
| Jul.16 |
YouTube Inks Ad Deal. Google
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| Jul.1 |
Google-Yahoo ad deal probed |
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| Jun.17 |
VCs betting LinkedIn worth $1 billion
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| Jun.12 |
Yahoo-Google agree online ad deal Yahoo has agreed a deal with Google which will see Yahoo use Google's advertising technology. Google ads will appear alongside Yahoo search results
| The agreement with Google could be worth up to $800m in additional revenue every year. Recent Yahoo-Microsoft talks concluded after Yahoo rejected a Microsoft proposal to buy just its online search business
|
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| May.24 |
Google, Facebook In Stalemate Over Data |
|
| Apr.24 |
Yahoo-Google Alliance Probed |
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| Apr.14 |
Salesforce Becomes Showcase For Google |
|
| Apr.11 |
Fierce battle over Yahoo/Microsoft deal. Google
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| Mar.27 |
Paid clicks data generate debate |
|
| Mar.6 |
Pentagon bans Google map-makers The defence department has banned the giant internet search engine from filming inside and making detailed studies of US military bases
|
| Feb.28 |
Google Releases Health Service Details |
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| Feb.26 |
Google showing signs of slowing down |
|
| Feb.21 |
Google to Store Patients' Health Records
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| Feb.9 |
Yahoo weighs outsourcing ads to Google |
| 2007 |
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| Nov.5 |
Google pushes into mobile phones
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| Jul.16 |
Cookies will 'auto delete' |
|
| Jun.2 |
Online maps show city streetscapes |
|
| May.17 |
Big search upgrade |
|
| Apr.18 |
CEO scoffs at allegations at Web 2.0 Expo |
|
| Apr.17 |
Last-minute tax users swamp Intuit A flood of last-minute tax filers swamped the servers forcing taxpayers to wait hours for confirmation
|
| Apr.10 |
Google Earth maps out Darfur atrocities U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum has teamed up with Google's mapping service to map out the carnage in the region
| 2006 |
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| Nov.28 |
Verizon to show YouTube on phone |
|
| Jun.7 |
Google goes to Congress
|
| Mar.17 |
Google Need Not Turn Over Records
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| Mar.14 |
Judge Siding With Feds Over Subpoena |
|
| Jan.24 |
Google censors itself for China Leading internet search company has agreed to censor some of its services to satisfy Beijing's restrictions
|
| Jan.19 |
Feds Seek Records in Porn Probe Google: The Bush administration has subpoenaed Google for details on what its users have been looking for
|
| Jan.6 |
Google Opens Doors Of Online Video |
| 2005 |
|
| Aug.24 |
Google to add instant messages and chat |
| 2004 |
|
| Nov.9 |
Mozilla Firefox browser launched
|
| Mar.31 |
Google to offer free e-mail |
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| 2008 |
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| Mar.4 |
Facebook Hires Top Google Exec As COO |
| 2005 |
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| Apr.9 |
Execs paid $1 a year. Google
| 2002 |
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| Aug.30 |
Google Hires CFO |
| 2001 |
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| Aug.6 |
Google names E. Schmidt new CEO |
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| 2008 |
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| Jul.18 |
Shares fall after disappointing earnings Google: The shares tumbled more than 9% in early trading after the Internet search leader's 2nd-quarter earnings missed analysts' expectations
| 2006 |
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| Nov.21 |
Google jumps past $500 Google is leaving the shares up nearly 500% since the search engine went public little more than 2 years ago
|
| Mar.23 |
Google Will Be Added To S&P 500 |
|
| Feb.28 |
Stock Takes Hit After CFO Comments |
| 2005 |
|
| Nov.17 |
Shares Hit $400 Milestone Google: Share is marking a gain of nearly $100 a share in the 4 weeks since Google reported quarterly financial results
|
| Jul.21 |
Stock tumbles |
| 2004 |
|
| Aug.16 |
Regulators open inquiry into stock issue |
|
| Aug.4 |
Possible securities violations disclosed Google: Google may have illegally issued 23 million shares of its stock to hundreds of employees and consultants
|
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| 2008 |
|
| Jun.5 |
Google leases acreage for complex. Moffett Field
| 2005 |
|
| Sep.29 |
Google plans offices, NASA partnership |
|
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| 2007 |
|
| Nov.27 |
Google's big bet on renewable energy |
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