Google shares rise on news of company shake-up

Published: 11 August 2015
on channel: euronews
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Google on Monday announced a major "re-organisation": of its business structure.

The internet giant is creating a holding company called Alphabet, which will contain subsidiaries to separate its core web advertising business from newer ventures like driverless cars.

The move is being seen as an attempt to let the search engine focus on its more creative and ambitious projects.

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