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Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt said he doesn't plan to resign from Apple Inc.'s [AAPL
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Schmidt made his remarks Thursday in response to questions posed by reporters before Google's [GOOG
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Both Schmidt and former Genentech Inc. [DNA
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The FTC inquiry is one of several signs that the government is taking a closer look at Google and its increasing dominance in Internet search and advertising. Last year Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. [YHOO
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Google shares fell $6.86, 1.7 percent, to close at $396.61 before the shareholder meeting began. The shares have traded between $247.30 and $599.49 over the past 52 weeks.
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