1. Analysts had expected Google to report earnings of $7.11.

2. Analysts had forecast adjusted earnings per share of $1.07.

3. The company reports quarterly earnings after the markets close on April 27.

4. Zynga is scheduled to report earnings after the close of markets on July 25.

5. Facebook has beaten earnings expectations every quarter since March 2013.

6. Whitman and other HP executives are scheduled to announce quarterly financial earnings later May 21.

7. Twitter has beaten earnings expectations every quarter since December 2014.

8. Its earnings per share increased 2.4 percent over the same period from $3.28.

9. The current rules tax earnings up to $127,200.

10. EBay has consistently beaten earnings expectations, with the last earnings miss coming in June 2013.

11. Amazon will report first quarter earnings for 2015 after market close on April 23.

12. Shares of eBay gained slightly ahead of the earnings report, closing up 43 cents to $57.24.

13. Leading the way will be investment banks and brokerage houses, whose earnings are seen surging 40%.

14. Its stock is even more expensive, trading at 28 times earnings estimates for 2017.

15. Its shares trade at 87 times earnings, almost five times the average in the S P 500.