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Alphabet issues century bonds in the UK, a rarity since Motorola’s 1997 sale that some say signals market top. Mag 7 lose buyback floor. “I’m willing to go bankrupt rather than lose this race.”

February 10, 2026 9:41 pm

This is a serious problem for the Mag 7. Share buybacks always put a floor on how low these stocks could drop. It gave their shares a steady bid every quarter How do their stocks stay valued at $4 trillion without the buybacks? Microsoft is already rolling over💀 https://t.co/dzFek20ChN — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) February 10, …

AI spending frenzy: Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta pour $400 billion into projects producing no profit as enterprises report zero returns

September 3, 2025 8:50 pm

The illusion is unraveling. The AI boom isn’t growth. It’s a public hemorrhage disguised as inevitability, a silent collapse dressed in corporate slogans. Every headline about funding, every press release about partnerships, every glossy demo conceals a truth the spreadsheets cannot hide. The titans are burning cash to keep the lights on, and the fire …

Alphabet cooked with these earnings

April 24, 2025 9:31 pm

via WSB: $GOOG's call just wrapped up. Stock started the call up 3.5% and finished the call up 4.5%. • Stock up because the results and guidance were ahead of whispers that Search was going to be a miss. • The Long-Term: To stay bullish on Google, you either have to believe earnings… — Gene …

OpenAI announces a search engine called SearchGPT; Alphabet shares dip

July 26, 2024 3:15 pm

OpenAI announced a prototype of its SearchGPT search engine on Thursday. The company says it aims to give users “fast and timely answers with clear and relevant sources.” The AI-powered search engine could ramp up pressure on Google. OpenAI on Thursday announced a prototype of its search engine, called SearchGPT, which aims to give users …

Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, and AWS use as much electricity as Colombia.

May 13, 2024 4:19 pm

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Alphabet Beats Revenue Estimates Buoyed by Cloud, Pays Dividend, Stock Skyrockets 13%

April 26, 2024 6:56 am

Cloud services revenue rose 28% to $900 million in quarter Company announces 20-cent dividend, $70 billion share buyback Alphabet Inc. reported first-quarter revenue that exceeded analysts’ expectations, buoyed by growth in its cloud computing unit. The Google parent generated sales, excluding partner payouts, of $67.6 billion for the three months that ended on March 31, …

Apple gets 36% of Google search revenue from Safari, Alphabet witness says

November 14, 2023 4:19 pm

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/14/apple-gets-36percent-of-google-search-revenue-from-safari-alphabet-witness.html Google pays Apple more than a third of its search advertising revenue from Safari under the terms of the two companies’ search default agreement, an Alphabet witness said in open court Monday. The 36% figure, which was not previously known to the public, is one of the clearest indications of how lucrative Google’s search …

Alphabet removes Canadian news links on Google due to Justin Trudeau’s C-18 bill introducing full censorship.

June 30, 2023 2:20 pm

via Bloomberg: Alphabet Inc. said it will remove links to news from Canadian publishers on its Google search engine after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government passed a law requiring digital platforms to pay local news outlets. The Online News Act “creates uncertainty for our products and exposes us to uncapped financial liability simply for facilitating …