Google's Stock Dips Amid Lawsuit Banter

In a day that has seen the Dow Jones drop by over 200 points and the NASDAQ take a 50-point dive, Internet companies such as Microsoft and Yahoo have seen their stock prices continue in a downward spiral. Unfortunately, Google's day hasn't been much better.

In case you haven’t heard, Viacom sued Google/YouTube today to the tune of $1 billion dollars. As you may have already guessed, that breaking news item didn’t exactly warm the hearts of the company’s stockholders, as evidenced by the 11.72 drop in stock value at the end of today’s trading. That represents a Microsoft ended up losing just over 2.6 percent, while