Internet search engine Google has reaped the rewards of a rapid growth in search advertising with a near six-fold surge in quarterly earnings.
Google reported a net income of $369.2m (£282.7m), or $1.29 a share, in the first quarter, compared with $64m, or 24 cents a share a year ago.
The figures eclipsed even the most optimistic of Wall Street forecasts.
Shares in Google rallied by more than $5 after the closing bell on Thursday to trade at $214 a share.
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Google reported a net income of $369.2m (£282.7m), or $1.29 a share, in the first quarter, compared with $64m, or 24 cents a share a year ago.
The figures eclipsed even the most optimistic of Wall Street forecasts.
Shares in Google rallied by more than $5 after the closing bell on Thursday to trade at $214 a share.
source/full story: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4470747.stm