U.K. Flights, Mazda Recall: Hot Trends
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- 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.
Mazda, which is partially owned by
Ford Motors
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, is recalling 90,000 of its Mazda 3 cars in Japan and China.
The company said there is a defect with its oil hose, which could lead to leaks. The recall affects Mazda 3's made between January 2006 and March 2009.
The volcano that exploded in Iceland yesterday is blowing up Google searches. People are searching for how the explosion is affecting flights, as airlines have grounded flights across Europe as a safety precaution, leaving many stranded in the U.K.
Ryanair
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called off its flights in and out of the U.K., Ireland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark from the morning onwards.
British Airways
(BAIRY)
also canceled flights for the remainder of the day, while
AMR's
(AMR)
, American Airlines has scaled back on services.
Starbucks
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is a trending topic Thursday as the company is offering free coffee to anyone who brings in their own reusable mug in celebration of both tax day and Earth day.
The goal is to raise awareness for Earth Day and limit the number of disposal cups used.
P.F. Chang's
(PFCB)
is also a hot search term, as it too offers some deals on tax day.
The restaurant is giving 15% off selected items on its menu.
Department store
Kohl's
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is also appearing as a hot search term after it announced plans to go solar at 10 of its Colorado stores.
Kohl's also has locations in California, Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, Oregon and Wisconsin with solar panels.
"Blizzard store" is a hot search term as it announces a first batch of class updates for its upcoming
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
expansion.
Earlier this week, Blizzard said it will release a limited-edition version of
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
, but did not reveal a release date.
Activision Blizzard
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also raised its full-year guidance on Thursday, saying sales are on track to be higher than expected.
The company now expects to earn 72 cents a share, up from a prior forecast of 70 cents.
In other video game news,
Microsoft
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announced that the
Skate 3
demo is now available for download at its Xbox Live Marketplace for Gold Xbox 360 members.
-- Reported by Jeanine Poggi in New York.
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