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Olympics equal gold for Baidu Q2
By Alex Dai and Alicia Yang •  July 23, 2008  •  The Hollywood Reporter  •  364 words

Advertising could slow during Games
SHANGHAI — Baidu.com, China’s top search engine, oposted an 87% surge in quarterly profits Thursday, boosted by Internet traffic growth ahead of the Beijing Olympics.
Beijing-based Baidu, which has nearly 65% of the Chinese market, posted a second-quarter profit of 265 million yuan ($38.6 million) for the three months ending… Read the rest