Google (NYSE: GOOG) has not confirmed the details just yet, but it appears all but certain that the search engine giant will be launching a music search next week that will allow users to search for music and gives the ability to download selected tracks. Music downloads has been a major driving force for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) through its iTunes service, and Google is looking to grab a piece of that ...

Futures are trading above fair values this morning as Wall Street prepares for a strong start to the day. There are two main factors at work today, strong earnings from computer giant Dell Computer (NASDAQ: DELL), and positive economic data on consumer spending that came out this morning. DELL reported its first quarter numbers last night, and easily beat analyst estimates for the quarter, showing earnings of 38 cents per share, which ...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), the search engine giant, relies heavily on its paid advertising... but just how good are things going for this part of the company's business? That question is at the heart of the current debate of the future value of the California based search engine company. The reason for the current controversy comes from a recent report from comScore Inc. which states that Google's click through rates have slowed ...

As we looked at last week, disgruntled eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) users decided to get together and boycott eBay in reaction to a couple of key changes that were made on the site. These changes were (in summary): Increased final selling fees Allowing PayPal to hold certain payments up to 21 days Removing the option for for sellers to leave negative feedback on sellers The eBay boycott was supposed to last a week, but was extended ...

E-commerce giant eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) has been dealing with a lot of user feedback, that has been coming in the form of a "sellers strike" being launched by its large sellers over the past week. But, as some users will argue... eBay has not been dealing with any thing at all. The current strike stems from disapproval over a couple of new changes being made by eBay management. There are three ...

Today looks like another rough one for the NASDAQ after tech giant Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) warned that  this year. The company reported fiscal Q2 earnings of 38 cents per share, which was in line with analyst estimates, but where the problems come in, is that the company warned that recession fears may weigh on the company for the next couple of quarters. Wall Street had been looking to see the company ...

E-commerce giant eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) is facing a possible user strike in reaction to new fee changes proposed by soon to be CEO John Donahoe. eBay users over the past year have been pretty vocal over the fact that they want the auction site to lower its fees, and some users are now stating that the new structure is a mere slap in the face to the company's successful ...

The stock market is looking for a strong open today, helped by strong earnings from tech giant Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), which is trading up 5% in premarket trading. Last night Microsoft announced that it had earned 50 cents a share for its fiscal second quarter, which was easily above the 46 cents that analysts had been expecting to see from the company. What has really been driving the stock higher ...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported their fiscal first quarter earnings last night, and shares of the stock have taken a beating in extended hours trading. With about two hours to go before today's opening bell the stock is down a little under 10 percent, trading down right around $140. For its first quarter, the numbers looked great. The company easily beat analyst estimates, posting earnings per share of $1.76 for the ...

So the market is taking a beating once again today, but will tech giant Apple Computer (NASDAQ: AAPL) come to the rescue tonight when it reports earnings for its fiscal first quarter of 2008? Wall Street is looking to see the company show earnings of $1.61, but some analysts are already predicting that the company is going to have no problem shattering these estimates. According to Citigroup analyst Richard Gardner, we should ...