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Google Still A Growth Stock? Search, Forex Shifts Hit

Google (GOOGL) will feel the impact of greater negative foreign exchange trends when the search leader reports Q1 earnings later this month, according to an industry report. “Google’s Q4 2014 total gross revenue was up 15% year over year . .. but would have been up 18% year over year excluding the negative foreign exchange impact,” wrote Rosenblatt Securities analyst Martin Pyykkonen in an industry note on Friday. He added: “The euro weakened

Wearables will gain ground in workplace, says new report

Could employers really start handing out pricey Apple (AAPL) watches to their workers? Absolutely, according to a report released on Wednesday by tech research firm Tractica. Tractica says the “adoption of wearables in the workplace will occur both in corporate enterprise environments and in industrial settings.” The firm expects wearables to start popping up in offices and factories in a big way. Smartwatches will be the largest category of workplace wearables, followed by fitness trackers and Internet-connected “smart” glasses, according to Tractica. And “smart” clothing is on the horizon, the company said. Key industry players will include Apple (APPL) , Google (GOOGL) and Salesforce.com (CRM), said the report.

Apple Pay Overtakes Rivals, But Usage Seen ‘Limited’

Apple Pay has jumped ahead of eBay’s PayPal and Google (GOOGL) for in-store mobile payments, but PayPal’s potential relationship with retailers makes it a strong contender in this field, says a Jefferies report. Analyst Jason Kupferberg, commenting on Jefferies’ Electronic Payments Summit in New York, wrote that credit card firms Visa (V) and MasterCard (MA) remain well-positioned as Apple (AAPL), Internet companies and others target mobile