Google-Yahoo Deal Faces Scrutiny from Justice Dep't

Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. face intense U.S. Justice Department scrutiny of their deal to share some advertising revenue, and the heat will likely increase under a new administration, antitrust experts said. Google, with more than 60 percent of the Web search market, and Yahoo, with 16.6 percent, announced a deal that would allow Yahoo to place Google ads on its site and collect the revenue.

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