Google on Thursday reported that profit in the closing quarter of last year climbed to $3.38 billion on rising ad revenue. "We ended 2013 with another great quarter of momentum and growth," Google chief Larry Page said in the earnings release. Google also declared it would pay a dividend in the form of Class C stock. Google shares rose slightly in after-market trades to $1,141.60, having closed the day up 2.57 percent to $1,135.39 on word of its deal to sell smartphone maker Motorola Mobility to China-based computer titan Lenovo.



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