Cyrus Afzali

Excite@Home Corp. Tuesday unveiled a new version of its search technology that it claims will be able to catalog each of the Web’s hundreds of millions of pages. Set to debut in mid-August, Excite@Home said the technology will be at least twice as powerful as its current search engine which reaches less than half the […]

Internet stocks opened the week on a sour note as extremely light volume exaggerated the session’s selling causing all gains to evaporate. After being up almost five points in mid-session, internet.com’s Internet Stock Index slumped 14.89, or 3.21 percent, to 448.76, the Nasdaq Composite lost 15.14 to 2,623.35 and the Dow Jones industrial average gave […]

While the Dow and Nasdaq had posted healthy gains by midday, Internet stocks were not as fortunate although there was little news to point investors in any direction. Just before noon, internet.com’s Internet Stock Index was up 4.58, or .99 percent, to 468.23, the Nasdaq Composite had climbed 27.50 to 2,665.99 and the Dow Jones […]

Internet stocks ended the week on the down side Friday after inflation fears were renewed by government statistics which showed personal incomes rose more than expected in June. That prompted renewed fears that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at its August meeting in an effort to slow down the economy. Although stocks ended […]

Internet stocks were slightly lower in midday trading Friday as investors were gearing up for what’s generally expected to be a slow August now that second-quarter earnings season has largely come and gone. Just before noon, internet.com’s Internet Stock Index was off 1.56, or .33 percent, to 470.90, the Nasdaq Composite was up 28.17 to […]

Inflation fears brought on by new statistics that show labor costs rose faster than expected in the second quarter prompted a broad sell-off on Wall Street that left very few players spared. internet.com’s Internet Stock Index tumbled 19.92, or 4.05 percent, to 472.46, the Nasdaq Composite plunged 65.83 to 2,640.01 and the Dow Jones industrial […]

A sea of red ink was drowning Internet stocks in midday trading Thursday as markets across the board were driven by statistics that show labor costs for U.S. businesses rose faster than expected in the second quarter. Market watchers expressed concern that the numbers may prompt the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates to stave […]

Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen is investing in and joining the board of Accompany Inc. which sells discounted products over the Internet. The amount of Andreessen’s investment was not specified. Accompany has developed technology that it says aggregates the demand for products and services in real time. It uses that technology to give small businesses discounts […]

Internet IPOs garnered much attention Wednesday in a session that saw the Internet sector stage a strong turnaround to recover from the sell-off earlier in the week. internet.com’s Internet Stock Index jumped 18.73, or 3.95 percent, to 492.38, the Nasdaq Composite climbed 26.51 to 2,705.84 and the Dow Jones industrial average slumped 6.97 to 10,972.07. […]

Investors were coming back to Internet stocks in midday trading Wednesday as earnings continue to pour in across the sector. Just before noon, internet.com’s Internet Stock Index was up 11.67, or 2.46 percent, to 485.32, the Nasdaq Composite had climbed 9.97 to 2,689.30 and the Dow Jones industrial average was up 8.23 to 10,987.22. All […]

A subcomittee of the House Judiciary Committee is set to debate the privitization of domain name registration and the role Network Solutions Inc. should play in that process during a hearing Wednesday. One issue that is likely to generate heated debate is Network Solutions’ control of the “whois” database, a registry containing some 5 million […]

Traditional technology bellweathers left Internet stocks behind Tuesday, although Internet shares did manage to gain back some of the steep losses that swept across the sector to start the week. internet.com’s Internet Stock Index gained .67, or .14 percent, to 473.65, the Nasdaq Composite ended up 60.31 to 2,679.50 and the Dow Jones industrial average […]