The convictions of three Google executives charged over a video on one of the internet giant’s sites showing a disabled teen being bullied have been overturned by an Italian appeals court.

An Italian judge said he convicted three Google bosses of violating the privacy of an autistic teenager because the internet giant tried to profit from an online video of him being bullied.

AN Italian court convicted three Google executives of privacy violations yesterday because they did not act quickly enough to pull down an online video that showed bullies abusing an autistic boy.

Stocks rebounded today as reports of a surge in consumer spending and improving health in the manufacturing sector restored investors’ confidence in the economy.

A mixed economic picture sent stocks tumbling today, with the Dow Jones industrials falling more than 100 points after investors were unnerved by weakness in home sales, consumer confidence and manufacturing.