Friday, September 12, 2008

Antitrust regulators looking into Google/Yahoo deal

Google and Yahoo! have been trying to complete a deal in which Google would provide ads to Yahoo!, perhaps Google's biggest competitor. The Justice Department might slow or prevent the deal, due to antitrust regulations.

The Justice Department is looking into the matter, according to The Washington Post.

Under the proposed deal, Google would supply Yahoo! with a stream of the small, text ads that appear along with search results. The deal could provide as much as $800 million annual revenue for Yahoo!, according to company officials.

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