Chris Nerney

Internet stocks have so dominated media coverage of Wall Street and online trading message boards in the past couple of years, it’s hard to believe there are any investors out there without at least some position in a ‘Net play. However, three-quarters of investors have never owned a single share of any Internet company, according […]

Until Wednesday, it wasn’t shaping up as a very good week for Internet stocks. But Wednesday arrived in a big way, bringing with it huge one-day gains for a number of stocks that otherwise had been down since July 5. The main catalyst for the sharp upturn was 1) Indications that interest rates won’t be […]

Until Wednesday’s session, it was not a good week for internet.com’s Internet Stock Index, which was down nearly 5% from July 5 through Tuesday’s close. But a terrific post-earnings surge by portal giant Yahoo! led Internet stocks to a huge rally Wednesday. Yahoo itself gained 18.4%, while ‘Net stocks as a whole climbed more than […]

It has become a quarterly ritual. Portal giant Yahoo!, hailed as one of a few blue-chip Internet stocks, releases an earnings report showing record revenues and profitability – and shares plummet. In Q1, Yahoo shares fell because the company’s net profit of 10 cents per share only barely topped analysts’ estimates of 9 cents. Before […]

It looked so easy – and fun! – just a few short months ago. Scare up some investment money, hang a shingle in cyberspace and call yourself an Internet incubator. Before long, the world – in the form of a red-hot IPO market – will be beating a gold-plated path to your door. Now Internet […]

For many Internet investors, the upside of this spring’s ‘Net stocks meltdown has been the opportunity to buy shares at rock-bottom prices. Bargain-hunters know the drill. Find the hidden gems buried in the rubble, then strap on your seat belt for the lucrative rocket ride north once the rest of the market catches on to […]

NOTE: Rather than focusing on the weekly performance of ‘Net stocks, this week’s Internet StockTracker focuses on the year-to-date performances of nearly 400 Internet stocks across 13 Internet sectors. To have Internet StockTracker delivered to you as a free weekly e-mail text newsletter, clickhere. We all know that Internet stocks suffered a meltdown this spring […]

Looking at the Internet stock market on a month-to-month basis this year, it’s no surprise that investors’ nerves are jangled and their confidence frayed. It has been a rollicking ride through the first two quarters. This is perfectly illustrated in the numbers generated by internet.com’s Internet Stock Index, which is down 13.5% through June 30. […]

With two quarters down and two to go for the year, it’s clear that Internet stocks will not match 1999’s performance in either the number of offerings or the average first-day gains. The only real question is whether ‘Net IPOs can regain the altitude that made them the darlings of Wall Street and the financial […]

Hey, no one said this comeback stuff would be easy. After pulling out of a two-month tailspin that began in mid-March, Internet stocks this week gave back some of June’s gains. It’s been rough going, and I expect more of the same through the summer as the shakeout continues. There’s an awful lot of deadwood […]

With less than two trading days left in the month, it appears internet.com’s Internet Stock Index is determined to give back most of June’s gains. Through June 21, the ISDEX had climbed 22.5 percent and was well on its way to its best month of the year. But a slump this week that saw 33 […]

In a year that so far has seen a huge drop in Internet company valuations and stock prices, wireless shares have been among the most popular on Wall Street. Item 1: With only days left in the first two quarters of trading, two wireless Internet stocks are on the short list of biggest gainers for […]