Crash Blossom Here: "Google deals in doubt amid PRC spat" - spotted by Tim Maddog

A good example of a bad ''crash blossom'' headline, spotted by Tim Maddog in Taiwan today:

"Google deals in doubt amid PRC spat"


http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2010/03/26/2003468999

Tim asks: Does this mean"Google deals in doubt," or are their deals in doubt? Verb or noun?