FTC Begins Probe of Google's Display-Ad Business

The Federal Trade Commission has begun to examine complaints by rivals of Google that the Internet giant abused its power in the market for selling online-graphical and video ads, according to people briefed on the matter. The inquiry comes just months after the agency ended its yearslong antitrust probe of Google's Web-search engine and search-advertising business. The FTC's examination is in its early stages, these people said, and may not result in a formal probe.