This afternoon after the market closed, search engine giant Google Inc. (GOOG) reported better than expected earnings for its first quarter. As we noted in our Google earnings preview, analysts had forecast earnings of $6.60 for the quarter. Google outpaced analyst earnings by posting earnings of $6.76 a share. Despite posting better than expected earnings figures, the stock traded down nearly 5% in after hours trading as investors reacted negatively to the ...

The earnings season is officially under way, and so far earnings have been pretty positive. There are a couple of big names that will be reporting over the next couple days, including search engine giant Google Inc. (GOOG). Google Inc. (GOOG) : Google will be reporting its first quarter numbers tomorrow after the market closes. Wall Street has forecast earnings of $6.57 per share. For the same period last year the ...

The current earnings season continues to roll along, and tomorrow there will be two more major companies reporting earnings, both Dell Computers (DELL) and Wal Mart (WMT). Wal Mart will be reporting its fourth quarter numbers, with analysts expecting to see the retail giant post earnings of $1.12 per share. During the same period last year the company had earnings of $1.03 per share. The numbers will be coming out before ...

All of the major indexes closed today's session in the red, but that was not enough to keep some big name stocks from hitting new highs in today's trading action. Ford Motor (NYSE: F) hit a new 52 week high today of 9.14 before afternoon profit taking came in and pushed shares lower. The stock has been very strong lately, and recently was considered to be the stock of the year ...

This afternoon entertainment giant Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) reported its fiscal fourth quarter earnings, and posted strong numbers that easily outpaced analyst estimates for the quarter. Going into this afternoon's earnings report, analysts had been expecting the company to post earnings of 41 cents per share. The company's actual earnings came in higher, with a reported 47 cents per share. For the same period last year the company had 40 cents ...

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 ...