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• Techs Rally to the Finish; Boeing Soars Wednesday, 23 Apr 2008 | 5:20 PM ET

  Stocks closed higher Wednesday, with Boeing landing the top-gainer spot on the Dow after a solid quarterly report from the jet maker. Techs rallyied ahead of key earnings from Apple and Amazon.

• Amazon Sees Lower Margins, Higher Sales in 2008 Wednesday, 23 Apr 2008 | 4:53 PM ET

  

  Amazon.com posted a higher profit that beat analysts' estimates and raised its 2008 sales outlook, but said operating income and profit margins, would be lower than previously expected.

• Techs Rally Ahead of Earnings; Boeing Soars Wednesday, 23 Apr 2008 | 2:01 PM ET

  Stocks ticked higher Wednesday, with Boeing landing the top-gainer spot on the Dow after a solid quarterly report from the jet maker. Techs rallyied ahead of key earnings from Apple and Amazon.

• Tech Screen Part Two Wednesday, 23 Apr 2008 | 11:52 AM ET

  About a month ago, I ran a Tech stock screen for a story Dennis Kneale was doing on air looking at companies that had been beaten up but had high earnings forecasts.  Now with Apple and Amazon reporting today, I thought it would be interesting to see how these stock have performed.  

• Amazon's Tall Order: Pleasing Investors Wednesday, 23 Apr 2008 | 11:27 AM ET

  

  Amazon shares started last quarter right at $100 a share, and since then, it's been all downhill from there. Frustrated investors will be looking for guidance from the company later today that the slide is over, and that the company is poised for a strong, back half of 2008. But that's a tall order for Amazon's executives.

• Tech Profits Show Strength, But Investor Worries Persist Monday, 21 Apr 2008 | 11:14 AM ET

  

  Now that the first week of the technology earnings is over, many investors are breathing a sigh of relief.

• Week Ahead: The Big Test Friday, 18 Apr 2008 | 8:09 PM ET

  

  Whenever the stock market rushes full speed ahead, it is hard not to look for the big let-down. That could be the case in the week ahead... Major earnings reports, housing data, annual shareholder meetings, and Tuesday's Pennsylvania presidential primaries are what traders will be watching to see if the trend continues.

• Apple And Microsoft: Will They Keep Tech Momentum Going? Friday, 18 Apr 2008 | 10:04 AM ET

  

  After a week like this one, the pressure's on the next batch of tech stars to beat the Street and keep this momentum going, with investors turning their attention to Yahoo, Microsoft, Apple and Amazon, all set to report earnings next week.

• With Google's Earnings, Investors Need To Be Patient Thursday, 17 Apr 2008 | 10:26 AM ET

  

  Has the bloom really faded from the Google rose, or has the market really misunderstood the way this company is doing business, and the technology it is using to get the job done? There is a fair amount of pessimism around these shares right now, with many analysts I'm talking to expecting a meet or miss quarter, rather than a good chance the company will beat...

• EBay Beats And Raises--But Is It Enough For Investors? Wednesday, 16 Apr 2008 | 4:57 PM ET

  

  EBay's numbers for its first quarter look pretty good with the online auction house beating Wall Street estimates by 3 cents, reporting 42 cents instead of the 39 cents analysts were looking for. That news came on better-than-expected topline performance as well.

• EBay's Earnings Challenge: "Beat And Raise" For Investors Wednesday, 16 Apr 2008 | 11:08 AM ET

  

  It's been a busy quarter for eBay, highlighted of course by the naming of John Donohoe as Meg Whitman's successor, but investors are focused more on share price than who's sitting in the C-suite.

• Peter Gabriel And The Filter: "Searching" Your Mind For Web Hits Tuesday, 15 Apr 2008 | 3:24 PM ET

  Talk about a great couple of days last week: Wednesday into Wednesday night, I get to hang out with Bon Jovi during their Silicon Valley visit for a story on the technology the band uses in its show.

• Investors Brace For Weak Technology Earnings Sunday, 13 Apr 2008 | 10:29 AM ET

  

  Wall Street should brace for a round of profit warnings from U.S. technology companies this results season, as consumers and businesses rein in spending amid a weaker economy and record energy prices. The world's largest microchip company, Intel Corp spacer , kicks things off for the sector Tuesday, followed by top computer services provider IBM spacer Wednesday and Web search leader Google Inc spacer Thursday.

• Pops & Drops: Sealy, Amazon, Visa... Wednesday, 9 Apr 2008 | 6:38 PM ET

  Following are the day’s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of Sealy and SanDisk popped while Amazon and Visa dropped.

• Apple Becomes Top U.S. Music Retailer Thursday, 3 Apr 2008 | 4:26 PM ET

  Some of us knew it was going to happen; it was just a matter of when. Over the last few Apple events, it seemed as if Steve Jobs would always throw a graphic up on the big screen behind him to show the progress iTunes had been making against the traditional music retailers. Today, Apple finally lays claim to the industry's top spot: No. 1 music retailer -- surpassing Wal-Mart.

• Consumer Spending Friday, 28 Mar 2008 | 1:57 PM ET

  

  Today's numbers on personal income and outlays shows more tightening of the consumer wallet, the leading component of the US economy.  Consumer spending, which represents ~70% of GDP, hit a 17-month low in February.  See how this compares to the long term trends...

• Stocks Close Lower as Oracle Spurs Concerns Thursday, 27 Mar 2008 | 4:37 PM ET

  Stocks retreated Thursday after another analyst warning on the financial sector and disappointing earnings from Oracle.

• Stocks Turn Mixed as Oil Tops $107 Thursday, 27 Mar 2008 | 3:14 PM ET

  Stocks retreated Thursday after another analyst warning on the financial sector and disappointing earnings from Oracle.

• Stocks Decline After Weak Oracle Outlook Thursday, 27 Mar 2008 | 12:32 PM ET

  Stocks retreated Thursday after another analyst warning on the financial sector and disappointing earnings from Oracle.

• Netflix Expects to Lead with its Online Movie Service Thursday, 27 Mar 2008 | 5:29 AM ET

  Netflix expects to lead the market for movies delivered over the Web despite growing competition from Web giants like Apple and Amazon, Chief Financial Officer Barry McCarthy said on Wednesday.