The world's largest search engine is borrowing $3bn (£1.85bn) from the bond market as the returns investors demand from creditworthy companies declines to its lowest since November, the Telegraph reports.
GAM's Star Technology fund manager Mark Hawtin reveals his top five stockpicks for growth in media and tech.
Charles McIntyre, manager of the IBIS Media VCT, examines the wealth of opportunities available in mass communications.
IBT's David Pinniger explains why investors looking for growth should consider the biotech space.
Neptune's head of US equities Felix Wintle has boosted the energy position in his £667m US Opportunities fund from underweight to overweight since the end of last year.
Investors have frequently dismissed Europe over the last 10 years due to the region's political and structural issues, but European companies can still benefit from globalisation, says Alexander Darwall at Jupiter.
More than a decade after the dotcom crash, managers consider whether current technology valuations point to new bubble in the sector
Leading shares are mixed at the outset leaving the FTSE 100 barely changed, down 0.32% or 19 points to 6,004, although tech firm ARM received a boost.
Facebook will disclose extensive financial information or go public by early 2012 following a $2bn private fund-raising which values the social networking site at $50bn, according to reports.