One clear sign that Google is feeling better about its business prospects? Its CEO is in a buying mood.

Google's Eric Schmidt said Monday the company was "seriously looking at acquisitions" in an interview with Nikkei spotted and translated by Dow Jones Newswires. The intent appears to involve start-ups working on cloud computing technologies, a huge area of focus for Google with projects like Wave, Chrome OS, and Google Apps.

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