The futures are trading higher as the new week begins, with most investors and traders relieved that last week has come to a close.
Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) has delivered stellar returns, driven by robust growth in Google Cloud and broad-based revenue expansion. Despite strong fundamentals, GOOG's valuation has become less attractive, prompting a downgrade from 'strong buy' to 'hold.' Risks are emerging from competitors like OpenAI's ChatGPT, but Alphabet's entrenched market position and innovation remain strengths.
Google expects an explosion in demand for AI inference computing capacity. The company's new Ironwood TPUs are designed to be fast and efficient for AI inference workloads.
In the competitive tech stock landscape, Alphabet ( NASDAQ:GOOG ) stands out because of its diverse revenue streams, from search advertising to cloud computing.
GOOG remains a strong buy, driven by robust Q3 2025 results and leadership in AI monetization, showcasing a record $102B quarterly revenue and high profitability. GOOG's plans to realize significant investments through 2026 should be taken with optimism, as they are key to drive Google Cloud and AI integration into existing environment further. Despite a higher valuation, GOOG's growth trajectory and adaptability to the AI era justify its premium and long-term investment appeal.
Google announced Thursday it is buying 200,000 metric tons of carbon removal from Mombak, a forest restoration company based in Brazil. The project will buy farmland in the Amazon and reforest it.
CNBC's MacKenzie Sigalos joins 'Money Movers' with the latest details on Google's new custom chip efforts and how they stack up against Nvidia.
The company's seventh-generation TPU chip is custom-built to handle tasks such as large-scale AI model training and high-volume AI inference.
Google said it's making Ironwood, the company's most powerful chip yet, widely available in the coming weeks. Ironwood, the seventh generation of Google's Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), was initially introduced in April for testing.
Google and Epic Games Inc., maker of the popular Fortnite game, reached a settlement in their five-year antitrust fight over how developers distribute and monetize apps on Android phones, according to a court filing.
Google is preparing to unveil what is expected to be its biggest-ever investment in Germany, according to reports in Handelsblatt. The company will announce the plans at a press conference on November 11, alongside Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil.
U.S. tech giant Google plans to present its largest-ever investment plan for Germany next week, business news outlet Handelsblatt reported on Thursday.