From Reuters.com
The day ahead: Wednesday
Investors will eye Google and Apple as they display their wares and await the possible return of Apple’s master showman CEO Steve Jobs at a media event.
* Google is set to brief investors in a Webcast about search and monetization. While the company made its fortune on Internet search ads, Wall Street is increasingly eager for signs that the company’s other money-making bets will pay off.
* Apple’s annual September gathering may or may not feature master showman CEO Steve Jobs. While revamped iPods are again on tap this year, much of the focus is stuck on whether Jobs will make his first public appearance since taking medical leave in January.
* Shops start selling of “The Beatles: Rock Band”, one of the most highly anticipated new video games this year.
