Alphabet’s DeepMind outpaces rivals with talent retention, mission focus, and innovation powered by strong financials and AI. Find out why GOOG stock is a buy.

Alphabet posted its second-quarter earnings after Wednesday's closing bell, beating on the headline numbers and giving a higher forecast for this year's capital expenditures. But some analysts say the debate over the future of Google's search empire is still unsettled.

The company increased that figure on Wednesday to $85 billion, saying it was raising it due to “strong and growing demand for our Cloud products and services.” The company expects to further increase capital expenditures in 2026, Alphabet finance chief Anat Ashkenazi said on an earnings call.

Most leaders in the tech industry owe their wealth to founding equity stakes in their platforms, which Google’s Sundar Pichai does not have.

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The Dow feels pressure, weighed down by a steep fall for IBM, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq climb to another round of records and meme-stock mania resumes.

Alphabet is growing fast in core and cloud segments, though rising AI capex is pressuring free cash flow and returns. Learn why GOOGL stock is a buy.

Alphabet was targeted with an EU antitrust complaint from six human and digital rights groups on Thursday which urged EU regulators to investigate whether the tech giant complies with legislation requiring it to make it easier for users to uninstall software apps.

AI upstarts were supposed to lay siege to Google’s search-engine dominance. So far, the defense is winning, writes Asa Fitch, following second-quarter results from parent company Alphabet. A: Google’s

Asian shares are lower after Wall Street inched to more records as gains for Alphabet and artificial-intelligence stocks offset a steep tumble for EV-maker Tesla

By Nikhil Sharma and Pranav Kashyap (Reuters) -Wall Street futures were mixed on Thursday as investors sifted through a flurry of earnings from heavyweights like Alphabet and Tesla, all while keeping a watchful eye on U.