Axel Springer SE (FRA SPR), Germany’s biggest news publisher, has backed off its plan to block Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) from running snippets of articles from its newspapers, saying that the experiment had caused traffic to its web sites to decline dramatically. Google has won a major battle as European publishers give up on trying to levy licensing fees for the news snippets provided by … Continue reading Active Stock: German News Firm Ends Fight With Google (NASDAQ GOOG)

The U.S. dollar continues to strengthen, and it will impact the revenue and earnings of the U.S. Internet companies. Nomura analysts Anthony DiClemente and Ron Zember said in a research note that among Internet companies, Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) and Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) have the largest exposure to currency fluctuations. Analysts said this kind of a sudden surge in the dollar index was unseen … Continue reading Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Estimates Lowered Due To Issues

Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) said that it has resolved the issue in Android Lollipop that was causing the battery of older Nexus phones to deplete much faster. Android Lollipop is the biggest ever overhaul in Google’s mobile operating system. The Mountain View-based company rolled out its new OS on Monday. Nexus device users who upgraded to the latest Android Lollipop had complained that the new … Continue reading Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Fixes Major Android Lollipop Bug

Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) and Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG), two bitter rivals, have been brought together by Walt Disney Co (NYSE DIS), says a report from the Wall Street Journal. Under the agreement, both tech firms will allow users to buy Disney movies from their stores to watch on smartphones, tablets and other digital devices running on the rival’s operating system. As of Tuesday, November … Continue reading Stock News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Joins Hands With Apple For Disney deal