Yahoo! and Google shares prices fell in the US on Wednesday after fears of profit growth slowing, after Yahoo! posted disappointing results. There was also an unwelcome ratings downgrade in Google from a number of investors.

Notice how the Yahoo! and Google stocks follow extremely similar patterns? Having a look at the 1 year stock comparison charts for the first time in a while it's evident how strong Googles meteoric growth has been in the last twelve months.

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