GOOGL: Alphabet Posts Blowout Earnings but Steeper Spend Spooks Traders, Shares Drop
Revenue easily topped estimates but new capex guidance stoked fears of overspending on AI.💰 Big Quarter, Bigger Bill☁️ AI Engine Still Roaring📈 Profits Need Context
Revenue easily topped estimates but new capex guidance stoked fears of overspending on AI.💰 Big Quarter, Bigger Bill☁️ AI Engine Still Roaring📈 Profits Need Context
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet, has publicly refuted assertions that Google is falling behind in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector. During a recent earnings call, Pichai emphasized the company's ongoing commitment to AI development, despite acknowledging certain areas where Google lags, such…
Revenue grew 24% year-over-year, driven by strong AI-led growth in Search, YouTube, and Cloud, with Cloud revenue up 82% and backlog reaching $514 billion. CapEx guidance was raised to $195–$205 billion for 2026, reflecting ongoing investment in AI infrastructure and continued supply constraints.Ba…
U.S. stock indices ended lower on Wednesday as oil prices spiked after the U.S. signaled that Iran was unwilling to return to the negotiations after both countries escalated attacks.The S&P 500 ended 0.2% lower, while the Nasdaq 100 slipped 0.5% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended flat. The…
Revenue grew 24% year-over-year to $119.8B, driven by strong AI-led growth in Search, YouTube, and Cloud. Cloud revenue surged 82%, with backlog at $514B, while CapEx guidance was raised to meet demand. Margins face near-term pressure from supply constraints and infrastructure investment.Based on A…
Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) share price saw extreme after-hours volatility after the company reported Q2 earnings and revenue that surpassed expectations, led by strong cloud revenues and a jump in Gemini users and unrealized securities gains, but the stock dropped after the company hiked its capex spen…
Revenue grew 24% year-over-year to $119.8B, with net income up 298% to $112.1B and EPS up 294%. Google Cloud revenue soared 82%, and capital expenditures doubled, leading to a 20% decline in trailing twelve months free cash flow.Original document: Alphabet Inc. [GOOG] Slides Release — Jul. 22 2026T…
Reddit NYSE:RDDT shares fell about 6% on Wednesday after a report said the social media company is weighing whether to limit Google's NASDAQ:GOOG access to its content for artificial intelligence training as the companies discuss renewing an existing licensing agreement.Reddit and Google entered a…
Alphabet (GOOGL) reports earnings this afternoon, and expectations are high. Consensus estimates call for revenue of $101.28 billion, representing 23.9% year-over-year growth, and earnings of $2.87 per share, a 24.2% increase from the prior-year period.Last year marked a breakout period for Alphabe…
GOOG set to report after US close; traders watching Google Cloud growth, AI-related revenue, AI infrastructure spending and capital-expenditure guidance, plus timing update for Gem
For a long time, investors and analysts have treated cloud growth as the golden metric driving the tech trade. This earnings season, however, Big Tech’s capital expenditure trends are likely to take center stage.Companies such as Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta have earmarked record investment…
Alphabet Inc.'s (GOOG, GOOGL) Google on Tuesday introduced Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber, expanding its family of AI models with a focus on faster, cheaper and more efficient agentic AI applications.Google’s Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber is a specialized cybersecurity…
Samsung Electronics (SSNLF), a global technology company with major smartphone and chip businesses, is stepping up its push into robotics as artificial intelligence makes machines increasingly capable of handling complex tasks. The company said Tuesday that it will create a new RX Business Office r…
LOS ANGELES, July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz continues its investigation of Alphabet Inc. ("Alphabet" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:GOOG) on behalf of investors concerning the Company's possible violations of federal securities laws.IF YOU ARE AN INVESTOR WHO LOST MONEY O…
Paramount Skydance Corp. NASDAQ:PSKY, a Hollywood studio and streaming company, is facing a potentially expensive legal setback in its proposed $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. NASDAQ:WBD, a media group that owns HBO Max, CNN and major film and television franchises. A federal j…
Alphabet NASDAQ:GOOG is scheduled to report second-quarter financial results after the market closes Wednesday, with investors expected to focus on whether continued expansion in Google Cloud and artificial intelligence can support growth.In the previous quarter, Alphabet posted revenue of $109.9 b…
Wells Fargo analyst Ken Gawrelski raised the firm’s price targets on Alphabet Inc. (GOOG, GOOGL), Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) and Meta Platforms Inc. (META) on Tuesday, arguing that the cost of building AI infrastructure is climbing but is unlikely to derail the industry's spending spree.According to Th…
U.S. stocks advanced on Monday as semiconductor shares recovered from last week's selloff ahead of a heavy earnings schedule that could test whether Big Tech profits can support elevated market expectations. The S&P 500 Index (SPY) gained 0.4% by 12:36 p.m. in New York, while the Nasdaq 100 Index r…
Alphabet NASDAQ:GOOGL shares climbed about 3% on Monday after a report said the company is developing a next-generation artificial intelligence server chip designed to improve the efficiency of its Gemini AI models.The reported custom processor, code-named "Frozen v2," is expected to deliver substa…
Shares of hyperscalers Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon rose less than 1% in premarket trading on Monday, rebounding modestly after sharp losses over the past two sessions that were partly triggered by the launch of China’s Moonshot AI’s latest model, Kimi K3, which is said to outperform most frontie…