Google has made its mark by trusting its founders’ instincts to bet big on long-shot products. That trust has propelled the company to the top in several fields — and propelled its stock. Google’s (GOOGL) Internet search engine, like many Google products since, entered a crowded field but quickly rose to the top. It went up against popular search sites such as Yahoo (YHOO), AltaVista, Ask Jeeves and Lycos. But from the start,
Inking a new deal with Google (GOOGL), solar manufacturer SunPower (SPWR) traded up 8% in early afternoon trading in the stock market today — a day ahead of its first-quarter earnings report. With SunPower’s work in the promising U.S. rooftop solar installation segment of the industry expected to ramp up over time, the company early Wednesday said a new program with Google will provide financing to support about $250 million of residential solar
Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOGL) face challenges in attracting carmakers to their Web-connected infotainment systems, partly because of the lengthy design cycles of autos and shifting share in the smartphone market, RBC Capital said in a report Wednesday. In a report called cars 2.0, RBC sees upside from Internet-connected vehicles for wireless phone companies, chipmakers, software -makers and others in the automotive supply chain. The report,