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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

The Nasdaq tested key lows and the S&P 500 broke support as oil prices soared while Tesla, Google sold off. But there was strength too.

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

Stock market turmoil continues as investors seek cover. Here's how to interpret the defensive action.

Brent crude sinks to $95 per barrel amid hopes of U.S.-Iran talks, and the Dow jumps today, July 24, 2026.

The AI build-out will likely accelerate in 2027.

The European Commission has fined Google $1 billion, claiming it breached the EU's Digital Markets Act.

OpenAI president Greg Brockman says AI-driven computing constraints will last for the foreseeable future.

Alphabet posted its strongest quarter ever, then watched the stock crater 7% as the market panicked over a balance sheet move that looks less like weakness and more like a calculated bet on where AI revenue lands a decade from now.

Alphabet's AI-powered Search is boosting engagement, queries and ad monetization as AI Mode tops 1 billion monthly users and expands into everyday tasks.

Meta and Alphabet both reported blowout quarters, but one relied on a tax windfall while the other borrowed billions to fund its AI ambitions. The gap between their valuations tells a story that ad revenue and cloud growth alone cannot explain.

Rising oil prices and market jitters put dividend growth in focus as stocks like GormanRupp stand out for resilient payouts.

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) burned more cash than it generated last quarter for the first time since its 2004 IPO, and Wall Street reacted by handing the stock its worst day in over a year. Google lost roughly the market cap of Palantir (NASDAQ:PLTR), despite Google Cloud revenue reportedly surging 82%, a sign of how spooked investors are by that negative $5.86 billion free cash flow figure. The sell-off may be pushing investors toward the one megacap that barely spends on AI at all: Apple Inc.

The telecom group expects additional infrastructure agreements to produce several billion dollars in revenue as it raises its 2026 profit and cash-flow forecasts.

Investing.com -- Barclays said Alphabet is poised to launch one of its most significant new AI infrastructure initiatives through a "TPU-as-a-service" (TPU-aaS) model, arguing the market is underestimating its long-term earnings potential. The brokerage believes the initiative could lift Alphabet's 2028 gross profit by about 15% while significantly expanding operating income.

AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su said that demand for AI isn't slowing down "at all."

Next week's earnings from Apple (AAPL), Meta (META), Amazon (AMZN) and Microsoft (MSFT) could set the tone for the broader market, making it one of the most consequential weeks of the summer. Robinhood (HOOD) chief investment officer Stephanie Guild and Miller Tabak managing director and equity strategist Matt Maley join Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi on Opening Bid to discuss what investors should watch and why these reports could have an outsized impact on market sentiment.

AMD (AMD) CEO Lisa Su chats with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi about her observations on current AI demand.

Capital expenditure (capex) concerns are weighing on technology stocks as investors scrutinize Big Tech's heavy spending on AI infrastructure. Robinhood (HOOD) chief investment officer Stephanie Guild and Miller Tabak managing director and equity strategist Matt Maley join Opening Bid Host Brian Sozzi to discuss why rising capex has become a key concern for the market.

Beyond the initial plunge, the true risk of a market shock is the long and uncertain wait for a recovery.

Speaking during the company's second-quarter earnings call, CEO Dan Schulman said Verizon will provide dark fiber to connect Google's data centers.

After a sharp pullback, one of the world's most dominant companies is trading at a steep discount to the market, forcing investors to decide if it's a rare opportunity or a clear warning.

Jamie Dimon just warned that markets are underestimating serious global risks, and the latest oil surge suggests he has a point. But does his caution actually translate into a reason to sell, or does it reveal something more surprising about where the real opportunities are hiding?