Google Stock Plunges After Earnings Report Released Early By Mistake; Trading Halted
Trading was halted on Google stock after the price plunged Thursday, following the early release of Q3 earnings reports.
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Trading was halted on Google stock after the price plunged Thursday, following the early release of Q3 earnings reports.
Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has said it will cut nearly 1,800 jobs, about 15 percent of its workforce, by the end of the year in order to reduce spending in the face of dwindling sales.
A meteor shower spawned by history's most famous comet lit up skies above the Bay Area on Wednesday night, and experts at NASA and the National Weather Service said more would appear with increasing frequency through this weekend.
EBay said Tuesday that its third-quarter net income grew 22 percent, helped by higher revenue at its PayPal payments service and the marketplaces business that includes eBay.com.
Google is opening a virtual window into the secretive data centers that serve as its nerve center. The closely guarded facilities house an intricate maze of computers that process Internet search requests, show YouTube video clips and distribute email for millions of people.
Apple is holding a press event next Tuesday where it's highly expected to introduce a miniature iPad, but not to be outdone, Microsoft is set to release its Surface tablet at the end of October.
Intel, the world's largest chipmaker, said its net income fell 14 percent from last year, and it's looking at tough conditions in the new quarter.
Amid fierce competition between brick-and-mortar stores and online retailers, Best Buy will reportedly price match Amazon.com and other major online outlets. Notorious for excluding online retailers from its price match policy, Best Buy's latest move may deter consumers from using it's stores as a "showroom."
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid said Xbox Music will offer a new music streaming service for users.
EBay's PayPal unit is planning layoffs in the coming weeks as it tries to refocus and operate more like an agile startup than a large company, according to people familiar with the matter.
It's not just where lattes meet laptops, but where burgers also meet business. For the hippest folks who are trying to conduct business, generate business or just plain slog through business, the days of typing away at a laptop in a standard 'ol coffee shop just won't do anymore.
Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner landed safely on Earth after a 24-mile jump that reached supersonic speed from the stratosphere.
Apple Inc. is set to reveal a smaller, cheaper version of the iPad at an event on Oct. 23, according to several reports published Friday.
Shares of cloud-computing firm Workday rocketed higher in their first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
The latest version of iOS software for Apple iPhones allows advertisers to track you by default. For consumers, the opt-out process has proven to be difficult.
