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Google Falls Most Since August After Motorola Results
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Google Inc. fell after disappointing results from Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., the handset maker it plans to buy, underscored the hurdles it will face vying with Apple Inc. in the smartphone-hardware market.
Google dropped 4.2 percent to $622.46 at the close in New York, the biggest decline since Aug. 18. Motorola Mobility, which Google aims to acquire for $12.5 billion, reported preliminary fourth-quarter sales on Jan. 6 that trailed analysts’ predictions.