Regulators Give Blessings to Google, Doubleclick Deal
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Google's $3.1 billion acquisition represents no threat to competition in the online advertising arena, FTC regulators say.
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Google and Yahoo announced today that they have resolved two contentious issues between the companies.
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Google Inc. said Tuesday it has struck a content-sharing deal with two organizations to partly settle a dispute in Belgium over news articles available through the Internet search engine.
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Anyone who was concerned that Internet search giant Google would be hampered by going public in August can breathe easy as Google announces, in its first financial results since floating on the stock market, that its profits have more than doubled.
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The Federal Trade Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into Google Inc.'s proposed $3.1 billion purchase of ad-management technology company DoubleClick Inc.
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WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO  - Google Inc  so  dominates the online search and advertising market that  regulators are seen approving any merger of Microsoft Corp   and Yahoo  after giving the deal a close look,  antitrust experts said on Friday.
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Google Inc. confirmed that the Federal Trade Commission is investigating its proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick Inc.
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The FTC is taking a closer look at Google's latest catch.
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Google Inc.&#39;s shares surged to more than twice its initial public offering price after third-quarter profit and sales more the doubled and the company said the market for Web advertising shows no signs of slowing.
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A story run over the UK wires of Reuters this morning quotes a European Commission spokesperson as confirming that everyday customers of Google have been sent EC questionnaires asking their opinion about the forthcoming merger between Google and display advertising provider DoubleClick.
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A European Union official on Wednesday applauded Google Inc.'s offer to cut by a quarter the time it retains data on its users' searches.
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Google filed with the European Union competition regulator on Friday for permission to buy rival DoubleClick for $3.1 billion, and the deal almost immediately became contentious.
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Commissioners say there's no conflict of interest although their spouses work for a law firm involved in Google's DoubleClick acquisition, which the FTC is reviewing.
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The $3.1 billion merger between Web search king Google and online ad giant DoubleClick approved by U.S. regulators yesterday may create an advertising powerhouse of unrivaled reach and knowledge of Internet users' lives, desires and interests.
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GOOGLE, the internet search company, defied its doubters last night as it reported a doubling of quarterly revenues on strong advertising demand.
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Google gets into the Web registration business.
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PARIS, Dec. 21 -- European regulators are investigating whether a proposed merger of the Internet search engine Google and the dominant online advertiser DoubleClick would violate competition regulations, even as U.S. authorities approved an American marriage between the two companies Thursday.