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Ebix Looks To Acquisitions, Alliances; Google Hovers

When Ebix CEO Robin Raina said the maker of software for the insurance and other industries was “pursuing a number of key acquisition opportunities,” that was also a call to arms to some competitors. And, since March, potential rivals include Google (GOOGL), as competition heats up in this niche. After staying defensive the past few years, Ebix (EBIX) is “very much on the offensive at this point,” Jeff Van Rhee, an analyst at Craig-Hallum Capital

Google U.S. Antitrust Probe ‘Will Weaken’: Analyst

Allegations that Google (GOOGL) is stifling competitors’ access to its Android mobile-operating system in the U.S. will quiet down over time, but the search leader will “remain at risk” of legal action in the European Union, says Monness Crespi Hardt. The investment bank weighed in with a research report Monday after Bloomberg late Fridayreported that Google is once again facing scrutiny of its business practices in the U.S. from the Federal Trade

Will ‘Three-Headed Monster’ Haunt Media Firms?

U.S. media companies should continue making overseas acquisitions, but international expansion may not be a cure-all for what ails them — namely Netflix (NFLX), Facebook and Google’s YouTube, says Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne said “the three-headed monster of (Google’s (GOOGL) YouTube, Netflix, and Facebook (FB)” gives U.S. media companies good reason to invest in overseas content distribution amid shifts in the U.S.