Don'tcha wish you had original stock...OPPS...missed another one...just 14 months ago you could've put up your life savings mortgaged your home and bought at only 85 bucks a share...and quadrupled your money...

SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc.'s market value briefly surpassed $100-billion (U.S.) for the first time Friday, its stock scaling new heights after an earnings and revenue spike that astonished investors.

The on-line search leader's shares traded as high as $346.43 on the Nasdaq Stock Market before backtracking as the day progressed. The shares had gained $36.16, or 11.9 per cent, as their price eased to $339.36 in late afternoon trading.

After the slight retreat, Google's market value stood at $98-billion after just seven years in business. That was nearly $20-billion above the market value of Hewlett Packard Co. — a Silicon Valley pioneer founded 66 years ago.

Google's shares have nearly quadrupled since their initial public offering at $85 just over 14 months ago — a stretch that has been marked by stunning financial growth and a steady stream of new products designed to lure even more traffic to a search engine that seems to spit out profits as efficiently as it does answers.
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Globetechnology: Google's stock soars higher