Google slips of record highs ahead of its fourth quarter earnings announcement (GOOG)

Google is down 0.54% at $853.78 a share ahead of its fourth quarter earnings announcement on Thursday afternoon. Here are Wall Street's expectations, according to analyst estimates compiled by Yahoo Finance: Revenue:$25.2 billion, up 18% year-on-year. EPS (adjusted):$9.67 Besides the numbers, analysts will also be looking for more evidence of Google's ambition to become a hardware company.Its first-ever phone, the Google Pixel, launched to positive reviews, but has struggled to meet demand. Goog...