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Yahoo Inc.'s first-quarter performance was a little like Goldilocks' favorite soup _ not too hot and not too cold, and that has set the table for a bitter battle over Microsoft Corp.'s bid to take over the Internet pioneer.

Google was sued on Tuesday in a federal court for allegedly deceiving an advertiser and charging for adverts displayed on third-party websites, which the advertiser never asked.

Google was ranked the world's most powerful brand for the second time, after the firm dominated the online advertisement industry across the globe.

An earnings windfall for Google Inc should benefit rival Yahoo Inc in buyout talks with Microsoft Corp, as investors view the results as proof of a robust online advertising market.Yahoo is enterin...

Gold futures took a sharp plunge on Friday as the precious metal was pressured down by a rising U.S. dollar which lowered investors' demand.Gold for June delivery dropped $27.70 to end at $915...

U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after results at Google Inc. and Caterpillar Inc. were above analyst' expectations and investors were relived Citigroup Inc.'s writedowns were not as bad as ex...

Google posted a 30 percent increase in its first quarter profit, exceeding the forecasts that had cited concerns of the weak U.S. economy and a decline in advertising spending.The results pushed Go...

Microsoft Corp. has yet to convince Yahoo Inc. to agree to a friendly takeover, but the software company is already hiring lobbyists to help it convince regulators to let the deal hostile if it has t...

Yahoo's share of search ad spending grew against rival Google but lost ground in its share of searches, according to a pair of new studies.

Google revealed its intentions to diversify its ad business by reducing its dependence on advertising tied to Internet search results and expanding its television ad service with Dish Network Corp.

Salesforce.com Inc. and Google announced today an alliance to integrate Google's applications to Salesforce's software for managing sales service, the companies said.

Microsoft is the most likely suitor to merge with Yahoo, analysts contend, as several deals now vie for the Internet giant's future. Sending a clear signal that it intends to pursue all options, the search leader has solicited alternate deals, including a possible merger with AOL, or partnership with arch-rival Google.

Yahoo is about to close a deal for combining its operations with Time Warner Inc.'s AOL unit in effort to contend Microsoft's $44.6 billion takeover offer.

Google's chief in Brazil said the Internet giant will employ strategies to stop child pornography and hate crimes on the social networking Website used in the region.

Yahoo Inc., the target of a hostile takeover bid by Microsoft Corp., is in the eye of a storm of potential deals involving the some of the biggest players in technology and media including Google Inc., News Corp. and Time Warner Inc.

News Corp.'s social networking Web site, MySpace, said it plans to sell more merchandise to its 109 million users following an agreement with many leading record companies, to offer music downloads and concert tickets.

Yahoo Inc. may be near an announcement that it will carry search web search advertising from Google Inc., according to a report released Wednesday.

Google on Tuesday unveiled an important new feature for its mapping programs that will provide information on the movement of refugees around the world.

Sony, Warner Music Group and Vivendi sued Baidu.com Inc, seeking record damages on allegations that the Chinese Internet Search site infringed copyright by offering links to pirated music.

U.S. stocks tumbled the most in a week, sending the blue-chip index more than 100 points into the red and the tech-heavy Nasdaq was dragged down by disappointing news from Oracle and Google.

Frank Quattrone, the controversial financier who rose to stardom during the dot-com boom in the 1990's has announced his long-awaited return to finance with the formation of a new advisory firm.

Google, on Tuesday, unveiled its plan to make an unspecified number of job cuts at DoubleClick Inc following the closure of its 3.2 billion acquisition deal of the advertising technology company.

European Union regulators approved Google's $3.1 billion takeover of ad firm DoubleClick, an online ad tracker on Wednesday, saying the deal will affect online advertising competition. The Commission, the EU's top competition watchdog, said it found no proof that a merger between Google and DoubleClick would cause competitors to go out of business, according to Associate Press.

The U.S. Department of Defense issued restrictions to Google saying the internet giant shouldn't take its roving photographic vehicles that acquire Google Maps Street View images, near the U.S. military bases.

Google is making Google Gears available on mobile phones, an application programming interface that allows users store Web application data on their handsets.

Microsoft Corp, faced with Web rivals looking to poach its business customers, said on Sunday it plans to broaden the availability of its online services for e-mail and collaboration software. Last year, Microsoft started subscription-based online services to run its Exchange corporate e-mail program and SharePoint collaboration software on Microsoft's own computer systems as an alternative to customers buying their own hardware to run licensed software.

Google on Thursday unveiled its plan to give San Francisco's homeless lifelong phone numbers and voice mail.

Google unveiled a new Web-site publishing tool for office workers late Wednesday, taking aim at rival Microsoft in the corporate tools arena.

Web search company Google Inc is testing in the United States an online storage bank where individuals can store and access their medical records, the company said on Thursday. Just last week, Google said it was teaming up with the Cleveland Clinic, a leading academic medical center, to test an exchange of medical data that Google says will put the patient in charge of his own records.