Google (GOOGL) got a downgrade on Thursday from investment bank Stifel, which called the search giant a “maturing” company with “limited catalysts” for growth in the face of rising global competition. Stifel cautioned that “the best days” for Google stock may have passed. “Our downgrade of Google reflects our belief that there may be some risk to consensus earnings estimates beyond 4Q 2014, and with limited catalysts in the near to intermediate
Yahoo (YHOO) last month jumped to its highest U.S. search share in more than five years, boosted by its deal with Mozilla that makes it the default search engine for the Firefox Web browser, according to data issued Wednesday by StatCounter. The website analytics firm said the search share for Google (GOOGL), in comparison, fell in December to its lowest monthly level since StatCounter began tracking global search statistics in July 2008. “The
Look for search giant Google (GOOGL) and social media leader Facebook to lead the pack of social platforms that will see the biggest boost in video advertising in 2015, says a report released Wednesday by research firm eMarketer. “Facebook in particular is coming on strong and has the potential to put pressure on (Google-owned) YouTube, which we estimate captures nearly 20% of U.S. video advertising spending,” eMarketer said. U.S. digital ad