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DECEMBER 5, 2005
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_49/b3962004.htm
With the news that shares of online search giant Google Inc. (GOOG ) had crossed the lofty $400-per-share mark on Nov. 17, the world may have witnessed something akin to the birth of a new financial planetary system. Given its market cap of $120 billion, double that of its nearest competitor, Yahoo!, Google now has the gravitational pull to draw in a host of institutions and company matchmakers unable to resist the potential profit opportunities. Google stock, with a price-earnings ratio of 70, represents one of the richest dealmaking currencies anywhere....
