businessweek.com: How Google's Garden Grows

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Its stock rally is being fueled by increasing optimism that Google will finally succeed in branching beyond search-related ads

by Catherine Holahan

Those predictions that Google's stock would hit $600 aren't looking quite so outlandish any more. Not after a blockbuster third quarter and optimism that buying video downloading site YouTube will help Google conquer a whole new area of Internet search. The stock price has surged 11% in the past five days alone, closing at $473.31 on Oct. 24.

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