Wall Street analysts overwhelmingly recommend buying Alphabet stock ahead of its July 22 earnings report, expecting over 26% upside from current prices. Analysts forecast strong Q2 results driven by 21% revenue growth to $116.8 billion, with Google Cloud growing about 63%. Key focus areas include AI revenue, Google Cloud performance, and management’s outlook for 2026. Despite AI competition, Alphabet’s leadership in search, YouTube, Android, and cloud supports a positive long-term outlook.
Google DeepMind released new Gemini Flash AI models—3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber—offering improved coding, efficiency, and cybersecurity features at lower costs. The 3.6 Flash reduces token usage by up to 17%, making it cheaper than...
OpenAI and Anthropic increased their federal lobbying spending to a record $3.17 million in Q2 2026, up 23% from Q1, as they prepare for upcoming IPOs and the midterm elections. Anthropic spent $1.97 million, surpassing Nvidia, while OpenAI spent $1....
Major tech hyperscalers like Meta, Oracle, Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet have accumulated $1.65 trillion in AI-related off-balance-sheet debt, mainly through special purpose vehicles and private credit. This financing approach moves risk away from ...
Alphabet is set to report its Q2 earnings on July 22, drawing attention to leveraged ETFs like Direxion's GGLL (bullish) and GGLS (bearish) that track the stock's daily performance. Despite a 12% gain year-to-date, Alphabet's shares have dipped 3% re...
Alphabet, Google's parent company, is set to report earnings on July 22 amid mixed signals. The stock has gained 11.43% year-to-date and benefits from strong AI advancements and a major $80 billion equity raise involving Berkshire Hathaway. However, ...
