Google closes $2.1bn deal to buy Fitbit as US govt probe continues

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Justice department still to reach decision on any enforcement action.

Google closes $2.1bn deal to buy Fitbit as US govt probe continues
Search and advertising giant Google has closed its deal to buy fitness tracking company Fitbit, the companies said on Thursday, even as the US Justice Department said it was continuing its probe of the US$2.1 billion (A$2.7 billion) transaction. The Justice Department, which sued Alphabet ...

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