Google's Goals Span Globe

Google's (GOOG Quote) global ambitions are only growing bigger.

People using Google Earth, the search-engine giant's satellite map feature, can jump from the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., across the U.S. and Atlantic Ocean to Europe just by moving a mouse. Now, bulls are betting that the company's closely watched overseas expansion will almost be as easy.

Google got 39% of its $1.58 billion in third-quarter revenue from outside the U.S. And although the company is growing fast everywhere, fans of the search engine giant are wagering that international growth in particular is just about to accelerate. ...