Acquiring other companies is a growth strategy used by businesses to bring new products or services, talent, and clients under their company umbrella-or to effectively shut down competitors. Buying ...

Google isn't afraid to shell out a boatload of cash for the right acquisition. Just ask the smart thermostat company Nest, which it bought earlier this year for $3.2 billion. In 2014 alone, Google has ...

Google co-founder and CEO Larry Page doesn't make public comments very often. So journalists and financial analysts were glued to Thursday's second-quarter earnings conference call, where the ...