Google Overtakes Exxon As Second-Biggest US Company

Google is doing well businesswise.  Of course, we know that Google is more than a search engine firm.  Google's success seems to reflect the realities of the U.S. in interesting times.

What are the critical foundations of personal computers and the Internet?  Creativity and independence would be important parts of them.  And yet, there is a concern that those are being underminded.

From Zero Hedge:

Trinkets and Ads trump global energy provision...



Google, which became the world’s largest online advertiser through its dominant search engine, has a market capitalization of $393.5 billion while oil company Exxon is valued at $392.6 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Apple has a market value of $465.5 billion. Software company Microsoft Corp. is No. 4 with $302.1 billion.

Chart: Bloomberg

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