Baidu earnings fall as user growth ebbs

Baidu reported lower second-quarter earnings Thursday as the Chinese Internet giant experienced slower user growth following a scandal over its policies for displaying paid ads. Baidu, sometimes referred to as the Google of China, said that 667 million people used it for online searches from mobile devices in June. Chinese regulators in May ordered Baidu to change how it displays search results following the death of Wei Zexi, 21.