
GOOGL AI Capex Hits $190B as Alphabet Reports Q2 2026
Alphabet's Q2 2026 earnings arrive today with analysts expecting $117 billion in revenue and a historic AI capital expenditure program doubling last year's spending pace.
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Alphabet's Q2 2026 earnings arrive today with analysts expecting $117 billion in revenue and a historic AI capital expenditure program doubling last year's spending pace.

Bitcoin price today pulled toward $66,500 as softer US inflation and weak payrolls lift rate-cut bets, while a Houthi naval blockade on Saudi Arabia keeps Gulf risk premiums elevated.

Microsoft's expanding Azure cloud partnerships with AI startups have triggered a broadening FTC antitrust probe into bundling practices, raising new questions about competitive access in the…

Gold has retreated more than 28% from its January peak as fading Middle East tensions and a broadening equity rotation drain safe-haven demand, pushing the metal into a narrow trading range.

AMC Entertainment Holdings secures a Zacks Rank 1 Strong Buy designation following its highest quarterly revenue in 106 years, driven by a summer blockbuster surge that far surpassed Wall Street…

Value rotation accelerates as ORIX Corporation (IX), Arrow Electronics (ARW), and Designer Brands (DBI) surface among the best value stocks July 2026 has produced, all carrying Zacks Rank 1…

The International Monetary Fund trimmed its 2026 global growth forecast to 3.0% in July, warning that war and AI-driven technology are splitting the world economy into markedly different…

S&P 500 futures pointed to a positive open Tuesday as June's sharper-than-expected inflation drop reignited optimism across equity and fixed-income markets, with technology stocks leading the…

Stratus Global Holdings Berhad surges 163.8% on its first trading day, closing at RM2.11 after pricing its Main Market IPO at 80 sen to raise RM285 million for factory automation expansion.

The Russell 2000's best first half since 1991 is being led by niche semiconductor stocks surging over 400%, as AI infrastructure spending ripples far beyond mega-cap technology into small cap…

Nvidia wins the Zacks Strong Buy designation as record data center revenues and surging AI chip demand make NVDA one of the top tech stocks 2026 has produced.

SpaceX's SPCX shares have shed more than $1 trillion in market value since their June peak, as repeated Starship launch failures and looming insider lockup expirations weigh on the newly public…

Carry trade strategies are generating their strongest global currency returns since 2009, with a Bloomberg benchmark up 17% in 2025, as muted volatility and wide interest-rate differentials draw…

China's Moonshot AI has released Kimi K3, the world's largest open-weight model at 2.8 trillion parameters, benchmarking within striking distance of OpenAI's and Anthropic's best proprietary…

UK gilt yields surged to two-month highs on Andy Burnham's first day as Prime Minister after his fiscal flexibility remarks rattled bond market investors and pushed sterling lower.

Nebius Group shares jumped 7% on July 21 after Nvidia formally disclosed a 9.3% ownership stake, reinforcing the strategic weight of a freshly signed $1 billion AI computing deal with Reflection AI.

General Motors Q2 2026 earnings beat analyst estimates as EV losses narrow, lifting GM stock in pre-market trading and prompting a second guidance raise in 2026.

The stock market fear index retreated sharply on July 21, 2026, as mediators presented a 10-day ceasefire framework to the United States and Iran, reviving hopes for Middle East de-escalation and…

Intuitive Surgical (Nasdaq: ISRG) delivered a stronger-than-expected second quarter — revenue up 19% year-over-year to $2.89 billion, non-GAAP earnings per share of $2.80 against a $2.48 consensus…

Microsoft's Copilot hits 20 million paid enterprise seats and a $37B AI run rate, as Alphabet's Google Cloud surges 63% on Gemini demand — setting up a defining battle for the enterprise…

Argentina extends its trade surplus streak into the seventh month of 2026, with June data showing a 149.6% year-on-year jump as Milei's fiscal and export reforms compound.

Nvidia's $40 billion-plus equity push in 2026 is supercharging a 'picks and shovels' wave in AI infrastructure startup funding, reshaping the generative AI market landscape.

A supply-chain shock rooted in the Strait of Hormuz conflict has sent fertilizer costs surging 35 percent, threatening to push grocery prices sharply higher in the second half of 2026 and well…

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warns systemic economic flaws are eroding opportunity for younger Americans, pledging $80 billion in small-business lending as part of a sweeping national initiative.

SpaceX went public in June 2026 at a $1.77 trillion valuation, propelled by Starlink's $11.4 billion in 2025 revenue and accelerating enterprise adoption across aviation, maritime, and defense.

Brent crude climbed back above $89 a barrel on Monday as a fresh tanker strike near the Strait of Hormuz shattered hopes of a durable ceasefire between the United States and Iran, raising the…

Versant and Boise Cascade hold Zacks Rank 1 ratings and trade at steep discounts to peers as earnings estimate revisions turn positive in July 2026.

The US labor market slowed sharply in June 2026, with only 57,000 jobs added and unemployment holding at 4.2%, while wage growth data point to a sustained deceleration that complicates the Federal…

SanDisk shares lost nearly a quarter of their value in five sessions on China AI competition fears, yet a $2,500 median analyst target and a $42 billion contracted revenue base signal the…

Asian equity markets are trading in divergent territory as investors take stock following one of the largest single-session value wipeouts of 2026, with the Nikkei 225 holding near multi-week lows…