Google's Next Big Move?

The following video is from Wednesday's MarketFoolery podcast, in which host Chris Hill, along with analysts Austin Smith and Joe Magyer, discuss the top business and investing stories.

In this segment, the guys break down the latest quarterly results from Google . Both of them make the case that this is more of a "moat assessment" for Google. By that they mean that this is a quarterly chance for investors to gauge Google's moat as a business. In this case, the moat appears to be widening. Joe makes the case for why Google's next purchase should be Twitter.

The relevant video segment can be found between 0:33 and 6:52.

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