New York just hit pause on big data centers -- and 14 other states are considering similar moves.

fool.com - 2026-07-14 18:50:01

Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) closed at $357.33 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.9% move from the prior day.

zacks.com - 2026-07-14 18:45:21

A group of publishers and authors have filed a class action lawsuit against Google, accusing the tech giant of using their copyrighted works to train its AI platform, Gemini.

techcrunch.com - 2026-07-14 14:33:31

Reddit's rapid ad growth highlights its momentum, but GOOGL's AI-powered advertising ecosystem and earnings outlook make it the stronger digital ad stock.

zacks.com - 2026-07-14 13:55:13

The Swiss competition authority announced Tuesday that it had opened a preliminary investigation into Google's removal of the "choice screen" feature on Android devices in Switzerland.

techxplore.com - 2026-07-14 13:00:02

Alphabet (GOOGL, Financials), the technology company behind Google Search, Android, YouTube and Google Cloud, is facing a preliminary competition investigation

gurufocus.com - 2026-07-14 12:11:00

I keep hitting the buy button on Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG | GOOG Price Prediction), and every quarter hands me a fresh reason to do it again.

247wallst.com - 2026-07-14 12:00:36

GOOGL, MSFT, AMZN and CIEN offer cloud exposure as AI demand, scalability and cost efficiency fuel long-term market growth.

zacks.com - 2026-07-14 11:36:07

Evercore ISI's latest "beaten‑down beat and raisers" call fits squarely into a broader thesis they've been building: earnings strength is still powerful enough to flatten the "wall of worry” and extend the bull market, even if leadership rotates.

benzinga.com - 2026-07-14 10:25:53

The boss of Google's AI division, Demis Hassabis, on Tuesday called for a U.S.-led standards body to test new frontier models for national security risks. CNBC previously reported that Hassabis, along with other leading tech chiefs, called for an American-led AI coalition at a G7 meeting with world leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump.

cnbc.com - 2026-07-14 10:01:03

That's not a bad thing at all.

fool.com - 2026-07-14 10:00:00

AI companies are losing a $130 billion battle they never saw coming, and Mark Cuban says the real enemy has nothing to do with permits, power grids, or zoning boards.

247wallst.com - 2026-07-14 09:57:51

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL | GOOGL Price Prediction) and NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) just posted AI-heavy quarters from opposite ends of the silicon stack.

247wallst.com - 2026-07-14 09:55:01

Germany's media regulator said on Tuesday that Google's AI Overviews and Perplexity AI are subject to the country's media laws, stepping up scrutiny ​of AI-generated content after a German court found Google liable for ‌inaccurate information produced by the feature.

reuters.com - 2026-07-14 08:45:01

Alphabet's Q2 earnings will likely normalize after a massive Q1 beat, shifting investor focus toward its growing in-house semiconductor operations. Hyperscalers are beginning to position their proprietary custom silicon segments as formidable standalone businesses to combat heavy cloud competition. While massive capital expenditures create depreciation risks for GAAP earnings, this infrastructure buildout should ultimately spur lucrative proprietary chip sales.

seekingalpha.com - 2026-07-14 08:15:00

When Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL | GOOGL Price Prediction) handed Sundar Pichai the Google CEO job on August 10, 2015, the company was still fundamentally a search-and-advertising business dressed up in moonshot ambition.

247wallst.com - 2026-07-14 07:30:39

The "Magnificent Seven" have lifted the broader market to new heights, with Alphabet, arguably, leading the charge.

fool.com - 2026-07-14 05:06:00

Switzerland's Competition Commission (COMCO) has launched a preliminary investigation into Google's removal of a feature that allows mobile ​phone users to opt out of using its ‌search engine as default, the authority said on Tuesday.

reuters.com - 2026-07-14 03:16:33

Alphabet (GOOGL) closed at $352.51 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.31% move from the prior day.

zacks.com - 2026-07-13 18:45:18

Alphabet Inc. is resilient due to its integrated hardware/software AI stack, but valuation is elevated at current levels. Cloud backlog stands at $462 billion, with significant customer concentration risk from Anthropic and a need to monitor backlog conversion rates. Capex is surging, with 2026 guidance at $185 billion and risks if spending outpaces monetization, especially into 2027-2028.

seekingalpha.com - 2026-07-13 17:57:59

Big tech hyperscalers like Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Meta are positioned for significant free cash flow growth as CapEx investments begin to yield returns post-2028. Semiconductor and memory stocks have led the market, but expectations are now high, making risk-to-reward more attractive in hyperscalers and select software names.

seekingalpha.com - 2026-07-13 17:00:19

Google maintained steady user and traffic growth in June while rivals Claude and Gemini extended sharp gains, according to a new note from Bank of America. BofA reiterated its Buy rating on Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), pointing to comments from Google executives describing an "expansionary moment" for Search that could support continued strength into 2026.

proactiveinvestors.com - 2026-07-13 15:26:51

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG | GOOG Price Prediction) and Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) both delivered blockbuster AI quarters, but the results hide a widening strategic gap.

247wallst.com - 2026-07-13 14:49:16

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seekingalpha.com - 2026-07-13 13:45:49

Alphabet (GOOG) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.

zacks.com - 2026-07-13 13:01:09

Max Kettner, HSBC's chief multi-asset strategist, argued on CNBC's Closing Bell Overtime on July 7, 2026, that mega-cap tech business models have “fundamentally changed in terms of taking on debt and being cash flow negative,” but the real story is that Wall Street walks into Q2 earnings expecting the worst on capex, which sets up a beat with real fuel behind it.

247wallst.com - 2026-07-13 11:45:12

Ted Thatcher talks about his expectations for the second quarter of the earnings season believing Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL) and Meta Platforms (META) have strong stories right now. He looks inside the recent divergence between hyperscalers and chipmakers and says he expects more chops on semiconductors.

youtube.com - 2026-07-13 11:30:05

Google will report its Q2 on Wednesday, July 22. Shares are down about 2.5% in the last month and 7% since my last update. I believe Google's AI-related spending spree has been backed up by strong results, and I continue to view the outlook as positive.

seekingalpha.com - 2026-07-13 11:25:00

Whether you're a value, growth, or momentum investor, finding strong stocks becomes easier with the Zacks Style Scores, a top feature of the Zacks Premium research service.

zacks.com - 2026-07-13 10:46:07

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG | GOOG Price Prediction) told investors on its Q1 2026 earnings call that it now expects to spend $180 billion to $190 billion on capital expenditures this year, raised from a prior range of $175 billion to $185 billion.

247wallst.com - 2026-07-13 10:43:23

Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Alphabet (GOOG). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.

zacks.com - 2026-07-13 10:01:30

Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Alphabet (GOOGL). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.

zacks.com - 2026-07-13 10:01:15

SentinelOne (NYSE:S | S Price Prediction) has quietly become one of the most digestible strategic assets in cybersecurity.

247wallst.com - 2026-07-13 09:15:41

The U.S. nuclear sector is moving beyond discussions about preserving existing reactor capacity.

etftrends.com - 2026-07-13 07:59:45

The rule is a way for investors to assess how a company balances profitability and growth.

fool.com - 2026-07-13 07:00:00

Looking at free cash flow helps create a common denominator between seven unique companies. Meta Platforms, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia look like the solid buys in the group.

fool.com - 2026-07-13 05:15:00

On an early July episode of Mad Money, Jim Cramer walked through the Magnificent Seven one stock at a time and pushed back on treating them as a single basket.

247wallst.com - 2026-07-13 00:05:26

SemiAnalysis has reported Nvidia's important Kyber NVL144 next-gen AI rack system could be delayed. This could help give AMD and Alphabet a foothold into the high end of the AI infrastructure market.

fool.com - 2026-07-12 23:15:00

Jed Ellerbroek discusses the market's digestion of strong second-quarter gains, the impact of U.S.-Iran tensions on oil prices, and what's ahead for cyclical stocks. He highlights upcoming earnings from Alphabet (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Meta Platforms (META) and Microsoft (MSFT).

youtube.com - 2026-07-12 16:00:19

Artificial intelligence has become one of the technology industry's biggest battlegrounds, but the debate is no longer just about which model performs best.

247wallst.com - 2026-07-12 11:16:16

Google could lower its AI compute costs by up to 30% using its own processors. The company is building a neocloud business with 500 megawatts of capacity to rent its processors to other tech companies.

fool.com - 2026-07-12 10:05:00

The U.S.

247wallst.com - 2026-07-12 09:40:29

Amazon is the largest cloud computing company, and AWS revenue has started to accelerate. Microsoft has been seeing strong growth, but its internal technology has lagged.

fool.com - 2026-07-12 09:35:00

AI stocks have come under recent pressure amid concerns about spending. However, most signs point to strong continued growth.

fool.com - 2026-07-12 07:57:00

When Mark Lanier and his young client Kaley faced the tech giants in an LA courtroom earlier this year, it seemed a bigger battle than David v Goliath. But they scored a landmark victory, proving that the social media giants had created ‘addiction machines' that harmed mental health.

theguardian.com - 2026-07-12 07:00:16

Nvidia remains a top AI pick with Vera Rubin just around the corner. Alphabet has become a sneaky chip stock on the success of its Tensor Processing Units.

fool.com - 2026-07-12 07:00:00

The question every retirement-focused investor is weighing right now: with both Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL | GOOGL Price Prediction) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) trading as multi-trillion-dollar AI beneficiaries, which of these two megacaps deserves a slot in a long-duration portfolio today?

247wallst.com - 2026-07-11 20:21:22

Berkshire Hathaway's new CEO has quadrupled its stake in one artificial intelligence stock.

fool.com - 2026-07-11 12:16:00

Alphabet remains a Buy with a $399 base-case price target, reflecting its robust AI distribution moat and resilient operating margins. Recent high-profile DeepMind departures are a temporary setback, not a structural threat; GOOGL's innovation pipeline and scale remain intact. Q1 saw Google Cloud revenue grow 63% y/y to $20B, with backlog doubling to $460B, underscoring surging demand and strong execution.

seekingalpha.com - 2026-07-10 22:34:55

Alphabet continues recovering from a corrective low while testing a pivotal resistance zone that could determine whether the longer-term bullish trend resumes or another pullback develops.

fxempire.com - 2026-07-10 16:46:29