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Asking for a Trend Host Brooke DiPalma previews several of the biggest stories to come next week, including Mag 7 earnings from Microsoft (MSFT), Meta (META), Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN), as well as the Fed decision and the latest Consumer confidence data.
Dow Jones futures will open Sunday evening, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. Apple, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Amazon.com headline a massive earnings wave. The Federal Reserve meets, with a rate hike a possibility.
Investors aren’t buying the earnings story this summer, in contrast to the spring rally that powered stocks to a record high in early June, suggesting a tough climb for markets over the back half of the year. Early second-quarter earnings data suggests companies are beating Wall Street forecasts by nearly 9%, well ahead of the four-quarter average of around 7.5% and the 4.4% tallied since 1994, according to LSEG. Nearly 85% of companies are beating estimates, compared with the recent average of around 80% and the historic reading of around 68%, and LSEG figures suggest overall second-quarter profit growth of 27%.
Verizon Communications has reported its second-quarter 2026 results, with revenue of US$34,253 million and net income of US$3,835 million, while also completing US$3,500 million of share repurchases under its January 2026 buyback program. Alongside the earnings release, Verizon unveiled a dark-fiber deal with Google worth more than US$1 billion and raised its 2026 outlook for adjusted earnings, free cash flow and share repurchases, pointing to growing emphasis on AI infrastructure...
The reported split could reshape the robotaxi race as Waymo looks to expand independently and Uber faces fresh questions over its autonomous vehicle strategy.
Alphabet shares sank after its Q2 earnings report.
Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre takes a closer look at stock valuation losses from Tesla (TSLA), Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Meta (META), Amazon (AMZN), and Microsoft (MSFT).
Investing.com -- Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) shares skidded 4% on Friday, with losses accelerating in the final hour of trading following a revealing Financial Times report that Alphabet’s Waymo is eyeing the exit ramp on their alliance. According to the report, the self-driving car company is holding internal discussions about terminating its current agreements with the ride-hailing giant, which presently include joint operations in Austin and Atlanta. The Breakdown Uber has confirmed the fr
<body><p>STORY: Investor concerns over the growing cost of AI investments have become a central theme for markets after results from Google parent Alphabet, and Tesla, highlighted rising capital spending and cash burn among major technology companies.</p><p>That has set a cautious tone ahead of next week's earnings from Microsoft, Amazon and Meta.</p><p>If those companies "continue to raise their CapEx spending, then guess what? There'll be a negative reaction from the stocks, just like we saw this week from Google," Reyle said.</p><p>"I think the real trick will be, one of these guys is going to finally say 'enough's enough' and they will finally cut back on spending," he added. "And guess what? Their stock price will react positively to that."</p><p>To that point, Reyle noted that Apple, which has avoided massive AI spending, has seen its stock rise more than 20% this year. </p></body>
Alphabet's revenue towers over AMD, but AMD's growth rate tells a different story over the past eight quarters.
In many ways, Alphabet (GOOGL) stock investors entered the earnings season looking for proof that AI was strengthening its Search business without forcing another major bump in spending. Though the quarter delivered evidence of robust demand, it wasn’t the confirmation Wall Street was hoping ...
Google's $1B Fiber Bet Ignites Verizon Stock as AI Growth Story Accelerates
Tesla is bleeding market share in investor portfolios to Lucid and Rivian even as it posts record deliveries, and the reason points to a CEO distraction that could get louder before it fades.
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President Trump threatened Friday to impose "a substantial tariff" on the European Union over the bloc's penalties against U.S. technology companies .
Verizon CEO Dan Schulman said the company expects to announce additional AI infrastructure deals by year-end worth multiple billions of dollars
Alphabet just reported the strongest quarter in Google Cloud's history. Revenue came in at $119.8 billion, up 24% year over year. Cloud grew 82% to $24.8 billion and blew past analyst estimates. The Cloud backlog hit $514 billion. Nearly 90% of the Fortune 100 is using Gemini Enterprise. By most ...
Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) raised its full-year 2026 outlook for mobility and broadband service revenue, adjusted earnings per share and free cash flow after reporting improved subscriber trends, lower churn and stronger operating leverage in the second quarter. Chief Executive Officer Dan Sc
Alphabet's cloud revenue is growing at a remarkable pace.
Investing.com -- President Donald Trump said Friday the United States will start a Section 301 Investigation into the European Union’s practice of fining American technology companies after Google received another penalty from the bloc.
Intel strong earnings weren’t enough to keep the stock’s gains going on Friday. Late Thursday, Intel reported per-share earnings that were almost double what analysts had forecast for the second quarter, while revenue jumped ahead of estimates. Intel management said on Thursday’s earnings call that they were raising their 2026 capital expenditure estimates to more than $20 billion, up from around $18 billion, as the company works to meet the rising demand of its products.
Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google said Friday it is signing the EU AI Act Code of Practice on Transpar
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