Private infrastructure and real estate capital are expected to play a larger role in financing the AI-driven data-center boom, as companies move beyond traditional forms of funding, Goldman Sachs said in a note on Tuesday. Goldman increased its combined capex forecast for the four largest hyperscalers - Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet - to $5.3 trillion between fiscal years 2025 and 2030. Prior to the start of first-quarter earnings, the Wall Street brokerage forecast capex at $4.5 trillion for the same period.
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Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) ranks among the best most active stocks to buy according to hedge funds. Following recent industry developments, Goldman Sachs restated its Buy rating and $450 price target for Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) on May 21. Analyst Eric Sheridan emphasized Alphabet’s AI advancements over the last few years as the company recently promoted Google […]
The UK competition watchdog said it will ‘put publishers, like news organisations, in a stronger position to negotiate content deals with Google’.
Google-parent Alphabet’s plan to raise $80 billion through equity sales signals that its AI spending intentions aren’t slowing down. Alphabet’s stock price slipped nearly 4% Tuesday, while the prospect of more capex surges in the future also weighed on the shares of cloud rivals Microsoft, Amazon and Oracle.

<body><p>STORY: The Trump administration is asking top AI companies to submit their most powerful models for cybersecurity testing.</p><p>The testing would be voluntary and happen before the models are released to the public.</p><p>This comes as security fears mount in Washington over powerful new AI systems such as Anthropic's Mythos.</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>President Trump signed an executive order directing several federal agencies to reach agreement with developers over such tests.</p><p>Under the order, U.S. agencies will have up to 30 days to test the models before public release.</p><p>The move signals a shift in Trump’s AI strategy, from a fully hands-off approach to more active government oversight on national security risks.</p><p>Google, Anthropic and OpenAI have welcomed the order.</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said it “gets the balance right” by developing the best models while keeping them safe and strengthening cyber defenses.</p><p>The order also aims to protect critical infrastructure such as banks, hospitals and emergency services by scanning for cybersecurity weaknesses.</p></body>
Broadcom reports earnings Wednesday after AI-related revenue more than doubled in the prior quarter, with investors focused on guidance and demand from hyperscale customers.
Google search is facing a series of targeted rules that a UK regulator says will secure a fairer deal for publishers and consumers and improve its services at the same time. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was giving Google nine months to implement the so-called "conduct requirement" it was imposing. The competition watchdog announced the move after handing Google "strategic market status" for its search services last year due to "substantial and entrenched market power", as more than 90% of searches in the UK were taking place on its platform.
Analysts expect Broadcom’s revenue to grow at the highest pace in nine years, powered by custom chip deals with Meta and Google.

Britain has imposed new conduct requirements on Google's search services, including allowing publishers to stop their content being used to power the U.S. tech giant's AI features, as the watchdog ramps up its oversight. The country's Competition and Markets Authority has flagged concerns about Google's dominance in search, designating the company with the "strategic market status" that allows it to set targeted rules to increase trust and transparency. Google accounts for more than 90% of UK queries and the regulator said in January it wanted to give publishers more control over how their content was used.
Britain's competition regulator said on Wednesday it has imposed new conduct requirements on Google's search services, including allowing publishers to opt out of training the U.S. tech giant's AI models, as the watchdog ramps up its oversight. The Competition and Markets Authority has flagged concerns about Google's dominance in search services. Google accounts for more than 90% of UK queries, and the regulator had been consulting on the matter to ensure effective competition.
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Arham Technologies Ltd (NSE:ARHAM) reports a 70% revenue surge and strategic brand expansion, despite facing margin compression and geopolitical risks.
Google, which is raising a fresh $80 billion, has a strategy for getting around the biggest bottleneck.
Alphabet announced an $80 billion equity capital raise to fund AI infrastructure spending, with Berkshire Hathaway committing $10 billion through a private placement split across Class A and Class C…
Wedbush’s Dan Ives stays bullish on Microsoft, Alphabet and the broader AI trade, calling current market sentiment an underestimation of the next phase of Big Tech growth.
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Nvidia (NVDA) stock closed the June 1 trading session up 6.26% at $224.36. The stock is now up about 20.3% year to date, at the time of writing, Tuesday morning, June 2. Meanwhile, the SPDR S&P 500 Index (SPY) is up about 11.24% in the same period. While Nvidia was expected to outpace the ...
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Shares of fabless chip and software maker Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) jumped 5.2% in the afternoon session as investors positioned ahead of its fiscal Q2 FY2026 earnings report due after the close on June 3, amplified by independent AI catalysts as Anthropic confidentially filed to go public.
The stock market hit new highs amid a win streak. AI and metals led while Google tested support. Palo Alto jumped late on earnings.
All three indexes have now closed at records five sessions in a row for the first time since February 2017.
David Solomon said ample liquidity could support trillion-dollar listings from OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX

Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley comes on Market Domination to break down the day’s leading and trending tech stories, including President Trump's executive order to scale back review requirements for AI model developers when they submit them to the federal government for assessment.
Apple will likely (finally) reveal its AI-powered Siri this month at its flagship software event.