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The chatter on Main Street (a.k.a. Google) is always of interest to investors on Wall Street. Thus, each day TheStreet compiles the stories that are trending on Google, and highlights the news that could make stocks move.

Ford

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is one of the day's most highly searched terms, although the reason for the spike in interest was not immediately evident.

For one thing, Ford announced at the New York auto show that it is partnering with

Microsoft

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for a way to wirelessly charge its electric car.

The Ford Focus will be released next year.

The United Auto Workers also announced that the sale of all of its Ford common stock warrants is expected to help the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust raise about $1.78 billion.

President Barack Obama's reversal of oil drilling restrictions off most U.S. shores has stirred up significant Internet attention and is the No. 1 search term on Google this afternoon.

The move could put new oil and nautral gas platforms in waters along the southern Atlantic coastline, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and part of Alaska.

Investors today are keeping their eyes on natural gas players like

Devon

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,

Chesapeake Energy

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, as well as offshore driller

Diamond Offshore Drilling

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and industry-leader

Schlumberger

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.

Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index was marching up 1.5%. Drillers on the index surging more than 2% higher included

Transocean

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,

Rowan

(RDC)

,

Noble

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and

Nabors Industries

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.

For the second day in a row the interest in

Apple

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creating an iPhone for

Verizon

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is dominating marke-related Internet searches.

The

Wall Street Journal

reported on Monday that Apple plans on launching an iPhone this year that would be compatible with Verizon's technology, as well as

Sprint Nextel

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and several other international providers.

The news sent shares of Apple to an all-time high of $237.48 on Tuesday.

The job market is, of course, an immediate concern, as invesors look to see how many jobs were lost in the private sector in March. And the news today was sobering.

Automatic Data Processing

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revealed on Wednesday that the

private sector lost 23,000 jobs during the month

, which was more than expected.

-- Reported by Jeanine Poggi in New York.

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