WSJ.COM: Online Ad Sales Continue to Push Higher
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NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Online-advertising revenue was a record $2.37 billion in the second quarter as the industry continued to push past the levels reached during the dot-com boom, according to a trade group.
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Internet ad revenue rose nearly 40 percent to &#36;4.6 billion in the first half of 2004 compared to the year-ago period, according to a report released last week. In the second quarter, online ad revenue was &#36;2.37 billion, up almost 43 percent from &#36;1.66 billion during the same period last year and up 6 percent from &#36;2.23 billion in the first quarter. The figures are from the Internet Revenue Report, sponsored by the Interactive Advertising Bureau and conducted independently by the New Media Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers. ...
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Web sites racked up $17.6 billion in retail sales in the third quarter, according to estimates released Friday by the US Commerce Department.
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Continuing a recent surge driven by Wall Street's high expectations for the company, Google's shares rose $9.67, or nearly 2 percent, to $504.72 in morning trading on the Nasdaq
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Internet advertising is continuing to increase with the latest US figures showing the medium generated $4.6bn in the first six months of 2004 -- a 40 percent increase over the first half of 2003.
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Shares in global news and information  provider Reuters Group Plc rose to their highest level since  April after a report Thursday that the firm may sell its U.S.  electronic trading subsidiary, dealers said.
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Moves by The New York Post and The Daily News reflect the vigor of community weeklies, which are gaining ad revenue and circulation.
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Internet search engine Google thanks strong advertising sales for a target-beating rise in both turnover and profits.
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Blog: Ads on Internet increase as top 100 advertisers in America spend more online.
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TheStreet.com Inc. , the financial news and commentary Web site, may be up for sale, according to a report in Business Week, sparking a 7 percent rise in its shares.
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NEW YORK -- Internet advertising revenues jumped 40 percent in the first half of this year, driven largely by the growing popularity of keyword ads tied to search results.
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The New York Times Co  reported higher profit and revenue on Tuesday because of a rise in national advertising and circulation revenue, a contrast to a downbeat earnings season for other U.S. newspaper publishers.
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The number of people visiting U.S.  newspaper Web sites rose 3.7 percent during the third quarter,  according to an industry group, even as their print editions  reported lower advertising sales.
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The online retailer continues to accelerate its growth levels.
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Some advertising executives think point-of-purchase advertising may yield the highest increase in sales.
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Web search leader Google Inc.  is expected to post strong fourth-quarter results on Tuesday, driven by growth in its Web advertising businesses and increases in market share outside the United States, analysts said on Monday.
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U.S. chain store retail sales rose in the latest week, as increased customer traffic at discount and department stores continues to drive sales, a retail report said on Tuesday.