Google reports net income for the first quarter rose 8.9% to $1.42 billion
Apr 17th, 2009 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
Google on Thursday reported net income for the first quarter of $1.42 billion, an 8.9 percent rise from a year earlier and higher than analysts had expected. However, the recession has ended Google’s streak of rising quarterly revenue with its first decline compared with the previous quarter since it went public in 2004.