>>> this is "nightly business report" with tyler mathisen and suzy geling. brought to you by -- >> thestreet.com. multimedia tools for an ever-changing financial world. our dividend stock adviser guides and helps generate income during a period of low interest rates. real money helps you think through ideas for investing and trading stocks. action alerts plus is a charitable trust portfolio that provides trade-by-trade strategies. online, mobile, social media. we are thestreet.com. >> tech trifecta. a big night for technology as google, microsoft and ibm report earnings. we'll look at the winners and the losers. >>> stocks slide again. mixed earnings and a batch of economic numbers that missed projections drag down the major indexes. >> china's chief labor -- well, at least that was the case -- but as costs rise, are some u.s. manufacturers thinking about pulling out? all that and more tonight on the "nightly business report" for this thursday, april the 18th. good evening, everybody, and welcome. i'm bill griffeth in this week for tyler mathisen. suzy, it's