GOOGLE, owner of the world’s largest internet search engine, reported sales and profit that topped analysts’ estimates, a sign the company is benefiting from an effort to expand into mobile and display advertising.

THE world’s biggest chip maker Intel has said first-quarter profit sank 38%, the biggest decline in more than four years, as the company lost market share to Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD).

Shares of Amazon.com Inc fell as much as 10%, their biggest decline in two years, after the world’s largest internet retailer reported second-quarter profit and sales were less than analysts’ estimates.