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Judge rejects DOJ bid to force Google AdX sale

Alphabet’s ad exchange antitrust case: a U.S. judge rejected the Justice Department’s push to force Google to sell AdX, removing a major structural risk for its advertising business.

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Alphabet NASDAQ:GOOGL scored an important antitrust win Wednesday after a U.S. judge rejected the Justice Department's push to force Google to sell its AdX advertising exchange.

The ruling removes one of the most severe structural risks hanging over Google's advertising empire, although new interop…