Google beats estimates amid worry over 'paid clicks'

Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:06:04 (GMT)
Google beats estimates amid worry over 'paid clicks'

Google Inc. reports its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 31%, despite
concerns about growth in the Internet company's core search advertising
business.

Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks end mixed, little changed ahead of Google

U.S. stocks finish mixed with technology shares off slightly ahead of
earnings from Internet giant Google, while the broader market overcame
losses at Merrill Lynch to end slightly higher.

Futures Movers: Oil futures retreat after hitting record high of
$115.54

SAN FRANCISCO
Crude-oil futures close slightly lower, pulling back after touching a
record atop the $115-a-barrel mark, as firmness in the U.S. dollar put
pressure on oil prices.

MarketWatch First Take: Is Continental courting disaster?

SAN FRANCISO
Continental Airlines CEO Larry Kellner told the world Thursday, in no
uncertain terms, that he needs to join forces with another airline to
fend off the competitive threat posed by a combined Delta-Northwest
behemoth.