Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) just beat earnings estimates. The numbers were jaw-dropping. Over the last three months the internet search-engine company earned $1.35 billion, or $4.92 a share. But Andrew Snyder says the party could soon be over for Google. Management at the company are overconfident…and that’s always a a recipe for disaster.

Yesterday’s action from Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) proves investors are desperate, says Andrew Snyder. He says investors should avoid buying into rumors that Microsoft will bid again for Yahoo! This is a perfect example of an over-hyped market trap.

The Nasdaq dropped 2% yesterday as widespread panic pulled down equities across the board. However, Paul Moore says tech stocks offer good long-term opportunities. He says the best way to hedge risk on individual company shares is with put options. Alternatively, tech-sector ETFs or a market index such as PowerShares QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQQ) will diversify risk across the industry.

Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD) will spin off its computer chip plants and receive a cash infusion of as much as $8.4 billion from an Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund. Will it help the chipmaker compete with Intel (NYSE:INTC)? Or will it leave it more vulnerable to a price war with its rival?

After watching its shares plunge more than 20% over the past month, International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) decided to embrace a different strategy with regards to its looming third-quarter profit report: It opted to get out in front of the flood of corporate earnings reports that are headed this way by providing Wall Street with a preview of its third-quarter results.

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As major Wall Street players disappear down the toilet and the government’s bailouts rumble on, Breakthrough Technology Alert editor Patrick Cox says investors can find exciting developments in chip technology and robotics. These transformative industries can yield mega profits, especially given the growth potential of robots in the manufacturing and defense industries.

This year has been miserable for investors. For many, stocks are simply toxic right now. But Paul Moore in The Smart Profits Report says a year-end rally is likely in tech stocks. He says you could outperform the market by 15% by being invested in the sector over the final four months of the year, rather than throughout the entire year…

There is an ongoing war being waged inside every single computer sold in the world today. Until recently, the war involved two CPU (the brains of your computer) manufacturers, Intel (INTC) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). But both companies better watch their back, Nvidia (NVDA) is on the prowl.