Friday, July 20, 2007

"No guidance" policy jolts Google investors again

(Reuters) - Once again, analysts say, the culprit was Google's irascible stance of keeping Wall Street in the dark over its outlook -- resisting short-term profit pressures, but creating unnecessary volatility for investors, analysts complained.




On Thursday, Google reported a 58 percent jump in second-quarter revenue, matching the average analyst forecast. But profit fell short of expectations after a 13 percent spike in new hires over the last three months drove up payroll and operating expenses and ate into Google's margins.


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