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Luxurious quandary

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Google reported revenues of $5 billion in the fourth quarter, an increase of 17 percent from the same quarter last year. Earnings per share at the Internet search group increased 32 percent to $6.13 (ignoring an extraordinary charge for impairment in equity investments in the fourth quarter of 2008).

More precisely, where should the search giant point its green gusher? The online ad recovery and increasing efficiency pushed Q4 free cash flow up 44 pct to $2.5 bln. Adding to its $24 bln hoard doesn’t make sense. Giving it to shareholders does.

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