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Google 3rd Quarter Earnings Beat Expectations

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

NPR's business news begins with gains at Google.

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INSKEEP: Google has reported a surge in its quarterly earnings. Profits are up 26 percent, beating expectations. Fears of a global recession have apparently not hit the online ad market, or at least not Google's large share of it. The company also says 2011 will be the biggest hiring year in its history. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.