Google Inc (GOOGL) 549.18 $GOOGL
As PayPal split looms, eBay plans to think small
By MAE ANDERSON - AP - 2 hrs 8 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) — EBay plans to grow by thinking small as it prepares for life apart from PayPal.
EBAY: 56.75 (+0.33), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), GOOG: 539.36 (+5.39)
Forget Google: 5 Top Stocks With Earnings Thursday
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Apr 22, 6:31PM CDT
Tech titan Google (GOOGL) will make headlines with its quarterly earnings after the close on Thursday. But Google's growth is sluggish and the stock is lackluster. Check out these five stocks with better performance than the search giant, including...
AMZN: 389.80 (-1.38), PCYC: 256.98 (-0.77), MO: 52.12 (+0.02), ALK: 64.31 (-0.62), LUV: 42.85 (-0.18), SBUX: 48.33 (-0.04), GILD: 104.18 (-1.02), ALXN: 188.19 (+1.41), GM: 37.16 (unch), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), ABBV: 64.52 (+0.91), PG: 83.09 (+0.01), MSFT: 42.99 (+0.36), DOW: 50.02 (+0.37)
Arris Group will acquire UK's Pace for $2.1B, shares surge
AP - Wed Apr 22, 5:42PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Arris Group said Wednesday it will buy British set-top box maker Pace for $2.1 billion in cash and stock and reincorporate in the U.K. to cut its taxes.
ARRS: 30.54 (+0.38), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), GOOG: 539.36 (+5.39)
How to Invest in the Toy Industry (You're Buying Them for Your Kids Anyway)
Vincent Shen and Sean O'Reilly, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 22, 5:30PM CDT
Did you grow up on Hot Wheels and Barbie? Some classic toy brands are still going strong, while others falter and perhaps begin to make way for new players. Mattel has teamed up with crowd-sourcing invention company Quirky in search of new ideas,...
KO: 41.31 (+0.53), HAS: 71.73 (-1.82), MAT: 28.36 (+1.14), FB: 84.63 (+1.01), DIS: 107.94 (+0.26), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), GOOG: 539.36 (+5.39), PEP: 97.28 (+0.50), LF: 2.27 (+0.01)
Final Glance: Internet companies
AP - Wed Apr 22, 5:13PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top Internet companies were mixed at the close of trading:
GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), ZNGA: 2.51 (+0.02), GRPN: 7.07 (-0.06), GOOG: 539.36 (+5.39)
Business Highlights
By The Associated Press - AP - Wed Apr 22, 5:06PM CDT
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T: 32.86 (+0.20), V: 68.01 (+2.66), AXP: 78.44 (+1.16), EBAY: 56.75 (+0.33), FB: 84.63 (+1.01), TGT: 81.34 (+0.09), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), GOOG: 539.36 (+5.39), MA: 91.20 (+3.43)
EBay Beats Q1 Estimates But Q2 Revenue Light
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Apr 22, 5:03PM CDT
EBay gave investors a glimmer of hope as the company inches closer to splitting in two. The leading online auctioneer and e-commerce services company reported first-quarter earnings late Wednesday that beat analyst views as it works through...
AMZN: 389.80 (-1.38), EBAY: 56.75 (+0.33), ETSY: 25.12 (-0.63), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), AAPL: 128.62 (+1.71)
Google wireless phone service challenges major carriers
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Wed Apr 22, 4:58PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is trying to shake up the wireless phone industry with a low-priced service designed to pressure major carriers into making it more affordable for people to get online and use Google's services.
T: 32.86 (+0.20), S: 5.08 (+0.10), CMCSK: 58.35 (-0.09), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), CMCSA: 58.76 (-0.08), VZ: 49.57 (+0.40), GOOG: 539.36 (+5.39)
After a sluggish start, US stocks finish higher
By MATTHEW CRAFT - AP - Wed Apr 22, 3:46PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Investors cheered moves by Google and credit-card companies on Wednesday and sent the stock market to a solid gain. Google helped set off a surge in technology stocks after it unveiled a low-cost wireless phone service.
T: 32.86 (+0.20), V: 68.01 (+2.66), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), BA: 151.19 (-2.14), GOOG: 539.36 (+5.39), MA: 91.20 (+3.43), YUM: 84.04 (+3.19)
Stocks Notch Modest Gains as McDonald's, Coke Drive Markets Higher
at The Street - Wed Apr 22, 3:34PM CDT
It was another day of earnings-driven gains on Wednesday.
KO: 41.31 (+0.53), T: 32.86 (+0.20), V: 68.01 (+2.66), EBAY: 56.75 (+0.33), FB: 84.63 (+1.01), QCOM: 68.94 (+0.37), CMG: 641.23 (-51.29), ANGI: 6.46 (+0.31), MCD: 97.84 (+2.97), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), MSFT: 42.99 (+0.36), BA: 151.19 (-2.14), AAPL: 128.62 (+1.71), MA: 91.20 (+3.43), YUM: 84.04 (+3.19)
Facebook Earnings Top But Growth Keeps Slowing
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Apr 22, 3:30PM CDT
Facebook (FB) narrowly topped first-quarter earnings forecasts, but revenue growth continued to slow, falling just shy of analyst forecasts late Wednesday. The social networking giant earned 42 cents a share, up 23.5% vs. a year earlier. That beat...
LNKD: 259.35 (+0.93), FB: 84.63 (+1.01), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), TWTR: 51.73 (+0.41)
Google Project Fi Pricing: No Shock And Awe?
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Apr 22, 3:08PM CDT
Google (GOOGL) launched its "Wi-Fi first" wireless service on Wednesday, with plans starting at $20 monthly plus mobile data charges of $10 per gigabyte, more in line with industry pricing than some analysts expected. Aiming to set itself apart from...
T: 32.86 (+0.20), S: 5.08 (+0.10), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), TMUS: 34.09 (+0.74), VZ: 49.57 (+0.40)
So Many Things for Investors to Love About Twitter Inc's New Home Page
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 22, 3:00PM CDT
For the past several quarters, Twitter has told investors that its relatively slow user growth isn't a huge concern because its audience is much larger than its core user base. At its analyst day in November, the company gave us a few more details...
GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), TWTR: 51.73 (+0.41), GOOG: 539.36 (+5.39)
S&P 500, Big Tech Earnings to Fall on Dollar, Oil JPMorgan Strategist Says
at The Street - Wed Apr 22, 2:40PM CDT
A strong dollar and weak oil prices have dented second-quarter earnings so far, JPMorgan Strategist David Lebovitz said, and should weigh on the rest of the companies reporting.
FB: 84.63 (+1.01), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), GOOG: 539.36 (+5.39)
Stocks Extend Gains as Microsoft, Google Pop; Crude Oil Holds $56
at The Street - Wed Apr 22, 2:11PM CDT
Stocks extend modest gains by mid-afternoon Wednesday, recovering from earlier losses.
KO: 41.31 (+0.53), YHOO: 43.97 (-0.52), V: 68.01 (+2.66), QCOM: 68.94 (+0.37), CMG: 641.23 (-51.29), ANGI: 6.46 (+0.31), MCD: 97.84 (+2.97), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), MSFT: 42.99 (+0.36), BA: 151.19 (-2.14), AAPL: 128.62 (+1.71), MA: 91.20 (+3.43), YUM: 84.04 (+3.19)
Yahoo Price Targets Cut As 'Severe Challenges' Remain
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Apr 22, 1:40PM CDT
Yahoo (YHOO) got price target cuts from at least two investment banks Wednesday after the Web portal's Q1 miss late Tuesday showed, in the words of one analyst, that "severe competitive/structural challenges" remain. Yahoo's revenue guidance also...
YHOO: 43.97 (-0.52), FB: 84.63 (+1.01), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), MSFT: 42.99 (+0.36), AAPL: 128.62 (+1.71), BABA: 82.05 (-0.37)
Google is looking less dominant this quarter
ESTMZ - Wed Apr 22, 1:38PM CDT
Internet search giant Google (GOOGL) will release first quarter earnings Thursday after the market closes. Google is under pressure after missing earnings estimates 3 quarters in a row and is now facing an anti-trust suit from the European Union....
GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26)
Google 1Q Earnings Preview: Growth Story Despite Odds - Analyst Blog
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Apr 22, 1:22PM CDT
We are looking for continued pricing and seasonal volume pressure in the core business, partially offset by Google's strength in other areas when Google reports earnings results on Thursday after the bell.
AMZN: 389.80 (-1.38), FB: 84.63 (+1.01), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), TWTR: 51.73 (+0.41), MSFT: 42.99 (+0.36)
Will Google's Quarter Be Strong Enough to Shake Off Antitrust Concerns?
at The Street - Wed Apr 22, 1:05PM CDT
The EU's antitrust investigation will be a key topic of interest when Google reports first-quarter results.
FB: 84.63 (+1.01), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), GOOG: 539.36 (+5.39)
Business events scheduled for Thursday
By The Associated Press - AP - Wed Apr 22, 12:57PM CDT
Major business and economic events scheduled for Thursday:
SBUX: 48.33 (-0.04), AMZN: 389.80 (-1.38), MMM: 164.67 (+0.67), COF: 81.76 (+0.23), GM: 37.16 (unch), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), CAT: 84.87 (+0.95), MO: 52.12 (+0.02), PG: 83.09 (+0.01), MSFT: 42.99 (+0.36), GOOG: 539.36 (+5.39), UNP: 110.73 (+1.23), UAL: 64.02 (+0.32), LUV: 42.85 (-0.18)
As PayPal split looms, eBay plans to think small
By MAE ANDERSON - AP - 2 hrs 8 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) — EBay plans to grow by thinking small as it prepares for life apart from PayPal.
EBAY: 56.75 (+0.33), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), GOOG: 539.36 (+5.39)
Forget Google: 5 Top Stocks With Earnings Thursday
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Apr 22, 6:31PM CDT
Tech titan Google (GOOGL) will make headlines with its quarterly earnings after the close on Thursday. But Google's growth is sluggish and the stock is lackluster. Check out these five stocks with better performance than the search giant, including...
AMZN: 389.80 (-1.38), PCYC: 256.98 (-0.77), MO: 52.12 (+0.02), ALK: 64.31 (-0.62), LUV: 42.85 (-0.18), SBUX: 48.33 (-0.04), GILD: 104.18 (-1.02), ALXN: 188.19 (+1.41), GM: 37.16 (unch), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), ABBV: 64.52 (+0.91), PG: 83.09 (+0.01), MSFT: 42.99 (+0.36), DOW: 50.02 (+0.37)
Arris Group will acquire UK's Pace for $2.1B, shares surge
AP - Wed Apr 22, 5:42PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Arris Group said Wednesday it will buy British set-top box maker Pace for $2.1 billion in cash and stock and reincorporate in the U.K. to cut its taxes.
ARRS: 30.54 (+0.38), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), GOOG: 539.36 (+5.39)
How to Invest in the Toy Industry (You're Buying Them for Your Kids Anyway)
Vincent Shen and Sean O'Reilly, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 22, 5:30PM CDT
Did you grow up on Hot Wheels and Barbie? Some classic toy brands are still going strong, while others falter and perhaps begin to make way for new players. Mattel has teamed up with crowd-sourcing invention company Quirky in search of new ideas,...
KO: 41.31 (+0.53), HAS: 71.73 (-1.82), MAT: 28.36 (+1.14), FB: 84.63 (+1.01), DIS: 107.94 (+0.26), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), GOOG: 539.36 (+5.39), PEP: 97.28 (+0.50), LF: 2.27 (+0.01)
Final Glance: Internet companies
AP - Wed Apr 22, 5:13PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top Internet companies were mixed at the close of trading:
GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), ZNGA: 2.51 (+0.02), GRPN: 7.07 (-0.06), GOOG: 539.36 (+5.39)
Business Highlights
By The Associated Press - AP - Wed Apr 22, 5:06PM CDT
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T: 32.86 (+0.20), V: 68.01 (+2.66), AXP: 78.44 (+1.16), EBAY: 56.75 (+0.33), FB: 84.63 (+1.01), TGT: 81.34 (+0.09), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), GOOG: 539.36 (+5.39), MA: 91.20 (+3.43)
EBay Beats Q1 Estimates But Q2 Revenue Light
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Apr 22, 5:03PM CDT
EBay gave investors a glimmer of hope as the company inches closer to splitting in two. The leading online auctioneer and e-commerce services company reported first-quarter earnings late Wednesday that beat analyst views as it works through...
AMZN: 389.80 (-1.38), EBAY: 56.75 (+0.33), ETSY: 25.12 (-0.63), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), AAPL: 128.62 (+1.71)
Google wireless phone service challenges major carriers
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Wed Apr 22, 4:58PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is trying to shake up the wireless phone industry with a low-priced service designed to pressure major carriers into making it more affordable for people to get online and use Google's services.
T: 32.86 (+0.20), S: 5.08 (+0.10), CMCSK: 58.35 (-0.09), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), CMCSA: 58.76 (-0.08), VZ: 49.57 (+0.40), GOOG: 539.36 (+5.39)
After a sluggish start, US stocks finish higher
By MATTHEW CRAFT - AP - Wed Apr 22, 3:46PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Investors cheered moves by Google and credit-card companies on Wednesday and sent the stock market to a solid gain. Google helped set off a surge in technology stocks after it unveiled a low-cost wireless phone service.
T: 32.86 (+0.20), V: 68.01 (+2.66), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), BA: 151.19 (-2.14), GOOG: 539.36 (+5.39), MA: 91.20 (+3.43), YUM: 84.04 (+3.19)
Stocks Notch Modest Gains as McDonald's, Coke Drive Markets Higher
at The Street - Wed Apr 22, 3:34PM CDT
It was another day of earnings-driven gains on Wednesday.
KO: 41.31 (+0.53), T: 32.86 (+0.20), V: 68.01 (+2.66), EBAY: 56.75 (+0.33), FB: 84.63 (+1.01), QCOM: 68.94 (+0.37), CMG: 641.23 (-51.29), ANGI: 6.46 (+0.31), MCD: 97.84 (+2.97), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), MSFT: 42.99 (+0.36), BA: 151.19 (-2.14), AAPL: 128.62 (+1.71), MA: 91.20 (+3.43), YUM: 84.04 (+3.19)
Facebook Earnings Top But Growth Keeps Slowing
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Apr 22, 3:30PM CDT
Facebook (FB) narrowly topped first-quarter earnings forecasts, but revenue growth continued to slow, falling just shy of analyst forecasts late Wednesday. The social networking giant earned 42 cents a share, up 23.5% vs. a year earlier. That beat...
LNKD: 259.35 (+0.93), FB: 84.63 (+1.01), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), TWTR: 51.73 (+0.41)
Google Project Fi Pricing: No Shock And Awe?
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Apr 22, 3:08PM CDT
Google (GOOGL) launched its "Wi-Fi first" wireless service on Wednesday, with plans starting at $20 monthly plus mobile data charges of $10 per gigabyte, more in line with industry pricing than some analysts expected. Aiming to set itself apart from...
T: 32.86 (+0.20), S: 5.08 (+0.10), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), TMUS: 34.09 (+0.74), VZ: 49.57 (+0.40)
So Many Things for Investors to Love About Twitter Inc's New Home Page
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 22, 3:00PM CDT
For the past several quarters, Twitter has told investors that its relatively slow user growth isn't a huge concern because its audience is much larger than its core user base. At its analyst day in November, the company gave us a few more details...
GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), TWTR: 51.73 (+0.41), GOOG: 539.36 (+5.39)
S&P 500, Big Tech Earnings to Fall on Dollar, Oil JPMorgan Strategist Says
at The Street - Wed Apr 22, 2:40PM CDT
A strong dollar and weak oil prices have dented second-quarter earnings so far, JPMorgan Strategist David Lebovitz said, and should weigh on the rest of the companies reporting.
FB: 84.63 (+1.01), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), GOOG: 539.36 (+5.39)
Stocks Extend Gains as Microsoft, Google Pop; Crude Oil Holds $56
at The Street - Wed Apr 22, 2:11PM CDT
Stocks extend modest gains by mid-afternoon Wednesday, recovering from earlier losses.
KO: 41.31 (+0.53), YHOO: 43.97 (-0.52), V: 68.01 (+2.66), QCOM: 68.94 (+0.37), CMG: 641.23 (-51.29), ANGI: 6.46 (+0.31), MCD: 97.84 (+2.97), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), MSFT: 42.99 (+0.36), BA: 151.19 (-2.14), AAPL: 128.62 (+1.71), MA: 91.20 (+3.43), YUM: 84.04 (+3.19)
Yahoo Price Targets Cut As 'Severe Challenges' Remain
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Apr 22, 1:40PM CDT
Yahoo (YHOO) got price target cuts from at least two investment banks Wednesday after the Web portal's Q1 miss late Tuesday showed, in the words of one analyst, that "severe competitive/structural challenges" remain. Yahoo's revenue guidance also...
YHOO: 43.97 (-0.52), FB: 84.63 (+1.01), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), MSFT: 42.99 (+0.36), AAPL: 128.62 (+1.71), BABA: 82.05 (-0.37)
Google is looking less dominant this quarter
ESTMZ - Wed Apr 22, 1:38PM CDT
Internet search giant Google (GOOGL) will release first quarter earnings Thursday after the market closes. Google is under pressure after missing earnings estimates 3 quarters in a row and is now facing an anti-trust suit from the European Union....
GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26)
Google 1Q Earnings Preview: Growth Story Despite Odds - Analyst Blog
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Apr 22, 1:22PM CDT
We are looking for continued pricing and seasonal volume pressure in the core business, partially offset by Google's strength in other areas when Google reports earnings results on Thursday after the bell.
AMZN: 389.80 (-1.38), FB: 84.63 (+1.01), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), TWTR: 51.73 (+0.41), MSFT: 42.99 (+0.36)
Will Google's Quarter Be Strong Enough to Shake Off Antitrust Concerns?
at The Street - Wed Apr 22, 1:05PM CDT
The EU's antitrust investigation will be a key topic of interest when Google reports first-quarter results.
FB: 84.63 (+1.01), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), GOOG: 539.36 (+5.39)
Business events scheduled for Thursday
By The Associated Press - AP - Wed Apr 22, 12:57PM CDT
Major business and economic events scheduled for Thursday:
SBUX: 48.33 (-0.04), AMZN: 389.80 (-1.38), MMM: 164.67 (+0.67), COF: 81.76 (+0.23), GM: 37.16 (unch), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), CAT: 84.87 (+0.95), MO: 52.12 (+0.02), PG: 83.09 (+0.01), MSFT: 42.99 (+0.36), GOOG: 539.36 (+5.39), UNP: 110.73 (+1.23), UAL: 64.02 (+0.32), LUV: 42.85 (-0.18)
