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Wall Street Weighs in on Google (GOOG) Earnings Debacle; a Few Bulls Run Away, Others Dig In

October 19, 2012 11:22 AM EDT

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) created outrage on Wall Street Thursday after its filing firm accidental released third quarter results early and the numbers were anything put strong. The company missed analysts views on the top and bottom-line and shares sold off 8 percent. Now that analysts have had time to digest the numbers and hear from a raspy-voiced Larry Page, they have weighed in. Overall, the stock lost a few bulls, bears took a victory lap, and the remaining bulls said the weakness creates a great opportunity to load up.

Oppenheimer Jason Helfstein-... More

Oppenheimer Downgrades Google (GOOG) to Perform

October 19, 2012 7:10 AM EDT

Oppenheimer downgraded Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) from Outperform to Perform and cut its price target from $800 to $765.

"We are downgrading GOOG shares to Perform from Outperform following weaker than expected 3Q earnings, reflecting higher spending on Nexus tablet subsidies and the drag of the... More

BofA/Merrill Lynch Downgrades Google (GOOG) to Neutral

October 19, 2012 6:46 AM EDT

BofA/Merrill Lynch downgraded Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) from Buy to Neutral.

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Shares of Google closed at $695.00 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $556.52-$774.38.... More

Larry Page Quote Added to Google's (GOOG) Official Q3 Release

October 18, 2012 3:08 PM EDT

In Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) official earnings release the following quote was added:

"We had a strong quarter. Revenue was up 45 percent year-on-year, and, at just fourteen years old, we cleared our first $14 billion revenue quarter," said Larry Page, CEO of... More

Google, Inc. (GOOG) to resume trading at 3:20PM ET

October 18, 2012 3:04 PM EDT

Google, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) to resume trading at 3:20PM ET... More

Google, Inc. (GOOG) officially releases results

October 18, 2012 2:59 PM EDT

Google, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) officially releases results... More

Stocks Crossing 50-Day SMA 10/18: (JNPR) (LUV) (STLD) Above; (HBAN) (GOOG) (FIO) Below

October 18, 2012 2:37 PM EDT

Crossing and above:Juniper Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: JNPR) - up 3.9 percent. Up on speculative chatter, though the company said it hasn't hired a banker or received inquiries.

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:... More

UPDATE: Google, Inc. (GOOG) says R.R. Donnelley (RRD) filed 8-K without authorization

October 18, 2012 1:18 PM EDT

(Updated - October 18, 2012 1:22 PM EDT)

Google, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) says R.R. Donnelley (NYSE: RRD) filed 8-K without authorization.

From Google:
Earlier this morning RR Donnelley, the financial printer, informed us that they... More

Google (GOOG) Issues Early, Nasty and Ugly Q3 Report; Shares Crash

October 18, 2012 1:01 PM EDT

Expected to report third quarter results after the market close tonight, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) let results slip out early Thursday and investors got a nasty surprise.

Google posted Q3 EPS of $9.03, which was well below the analyst estimate of $10.65. Non-GAAP operating income... More

Google, Inc. (GOOG) trading halted with news pending

October 18, 2012 12:51 PM EDT

Google, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) trading halted with news pending.... More

Facebook (FB), Yahoo! (YHOO) Others on Watch; Google (GOOG) Says CPC Down 15% in Q3

October 18, 2012 12:40 PM EDT

Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO), AOL (NYSE: AOL), and LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) are on watch following Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) results as... More

UPDATE: Google (GOOG) Slumps Following Q3 Miss

October 18, 2012 12:34 PM EDT

(Updated - October 18, 2012 12:35 PM EDT)

Google, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) shares are sinking. The company reported Q3 adjusted EPS of $9.03, versus the consensus of $10.65.

Shares are down about 5.6 percent currently.... More

UPDATE: Google, Inc. (GOOG) Misses Q3 EPS Views

October 18, 2012 12:33 PM EDT

(Updated - October 18, 2012 12:35 PM EDT)

Google, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) reported Q3 EPS of $9.03, $1.54 worse than the analyst estimate of $10.57. Revenue for the quarter came in at $14.1 billion, which may not compare to the consensus estimate of $11.92 billion. Ex-tac revenues were $11.33 billion.
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