http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/09/15/picture-tech-stocks-slammed Comments for "Picture This: Tech stocks slammed" en http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/09/15/picture-tech-stocks-slammed <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>Today's punishment on Wall Street extended to the tech sector, with few exceptions. The NASDAQ Internet Index (QNET) <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=%5EQNET#chart1:symbol=^qnet;range=1d;indicator=volume;charttype=line;crosshair=on;ohlcvalues=0;logscale=on;source=undefined">dropped 3.39%</a>, compared to 4.42% for the Dow. Certain technology stocks were especially hard-hit: Apple Inc. <a href="http://finance.google.com/finance?q=AAPL&amp;hl=en">fell 5.76%</a> and Research In Motion <a href="http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:RIMM">dropped 7%</a>. However, Google managed to hold steady for much of the day, <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=goog">dropping just under 1%</a>, while <a href="http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:NAPS">Napster jumped 86%</a> on <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/09/15/best-buy-snaps-napster">news of the Best Buy acquisition</a>:</p> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u158/091508_qnet_dj.jpg" alt="QNET vs DJIA" align="middle" height="304" width="605" /> </p> <p><b>More news, commentary, and predictions from <i>The Industry Standard</i>:</b></p> <ul> <li>Picture This: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/09/08/picture-spore-hype-backlash">Picture this: Spore hype backlash</a></b></li> <li>Picture This: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/29/picture-mccains-vp-beats-obamas-speech-googles-hot-trends">Picture This: McCain's VP pick beats Obama's speech on Google Hot Trends</a></b></li> <li>Picture This: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/05/picturethis-social-networking-darling-friendfeed-sees-its-first-twitteresque-failure">Picture This: FriendFeed sees its first Twitteresque failure</a></b></li> <li>Picture This: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/07/28/picture-kuil-ciul-or-just-cuil-sucks">Picture This: Kuil, ciul, or just &quot;cuil sucks&quot;?</a></b></li> </ul> http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/09/15/picture-tech-stocks-slammed#comments Business &amp; Finance co:Apple co:google co:RIM Picture This product:QNET stocks The Industry Standard Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:20:27 -0400 Ian Lamont 115155 at http://www.thestandard.com