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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 .

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

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.

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

Intel's stock is surging while the rest of the chip sector sits flat, and the reasons behind that split tell a much bigger story about where the semiconductor race is actually headed.

Shares were gaining on Friday after Intel’s earnings report signaled demand for AI chips remains strong.

July 24 (Reuters) - U.S. equity funds recorded outflows for a second consecutive week as caution ahead of earnings reports from major technology companies and a renewed rise in oil prices weighed on

AI spending fears push Alphabet below key technical milestone

Apple stock is holding up the best out of the Magnificent Seven stocks as the company has proceeded cautiously with its AI investments.

Is AI causing inflation or will it combat it?

By Anna Szymanski July 24 (Reuters) - From the Editor Hello Morning Bid readers! Cash burn and spiking crude prices dominated market headlines this week.

July 24 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Friday after a tech-led selloff in the previous session, as investors weighed fresh earnings, escalating Middle East tensions and a new

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, July 24 (Reuters) - A wobbly U.S. stock market will take its cues in the coming week from a Federal Reserve meeting set to shed light on the path for interest rates, and

A wobbly U.S. stock market will take its cues in the coming week from a Federal Reserve meeting set to shed light on the path for interest rates, and from a packed slate of corporate earnings led by technology companies and heavyweights in artificial intelligence. Major equity ‌indexes were on track for weekly declines, dragged down on Thursday by steep slides in Alphabet and Tesla following their quarterly reports. The fallout for Google parent Alphabet, ‌sparked in part by an increase in its already massive AI spending plans, set a negative tone ahead of results next week from other AI "hyperscalers": Microsoft, Amazon and Meta Platforms.

The absence of fresh overnight escalations between the U.S. and Iran halted the global oil benchmark’s upward march, as investors hope leaders seek an off-ramp.

Stocks stabilized on Friday but were on track for weekly losses as investors assessed a new set of global tariffs against a backdrop of AI jitters, rising oil prices, and elevated bond yields.

European equity indexes largely edged higher in early trade after sharp selling in the last session, and oil pared some recent gains.

Alphabet's revenue increased by 24% to $119.8bn, marking the 12th consecutive quarter of double-digit growth.

At the end of last year, Wall Street analysts who ventured guesses on second-quarter earnings predicted 14% growth, on average. By the end of June, analysts were predicting 22% earnings growth. Stock market gains have lately lagged behind.

Wall Street’s concerns about capex and free cash flow for big tech now outweigh optimism regarding cloud performance.

Shares skidded Friday in Asia after Brent crude shot to its highest price since May as heavy fighting in the Middle East again threatened to slow the global flow of oil and gas. U.S. futures were little changed after tumbles for two of Wall Street’s most influential companies, Alphabet and Tesla, yanked U.S. stocks to their worst loss in a month.

By Junko Fujita TOKYO, July 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell more than 2% on Friday, as a sharp decline in Google parent Alphabet shares spurred concerns about heavy AI spending.

Concerns about artificial-intelligence spending shaved roughly $890 billion in market value from the Magnificent Seven on Thursday.

<body><p>STORY: Wall Street stocks plummeted on Thursday, with the Dow dropping about 1%, the S&P 500 shedding 1.2% and the Nasdaq tumbling more than 2%.</p><p>The latest earnings results from large tech companies such as Alphabet and Tesla revived concerns about heavy AI spending, says Keith Buchanan, senior portfolio manager for Globalt Investments.</p><p>"We're at a point now where the hype has to kind of meet some level of realistic expectation, quantifiable expectation. And the markets are starting to digest just what this means to cash flow in some of the largest companies in the world going forward. And a lot of spending is eating into cash flow in a way that's making investors lose a bit of comfort and question a lot of valuations that have grown over the past couple of years. And that's what's really at the root of what's really hampering some of the market returns today and giving back some of the gains that we've gotten for the market over the past couple of weeks."</p><p>Shares of Alphabet sank 7% after the tech giant reported higher spending plans while it also burned cash.</p><p>And shares of Tesla tumbled 14.5% after Elon Musk's EV maker reported negative free cash flow in the second quarter for the first time in more than two years.</p><p>But shares of Intel rose 10% in extended trading after the company forecast quarterly profit and revenue above Wall Street estimates as an AI data center buildout increases demand for its central processing units, or CPUs.</p><p>Meanwhile, Brent crude oil futures settled above $100 a barrel for the first time since May, and U.S. oil futures settled above $92.</p><p>The surge in oil prices prompted worries about inflation ahead of next week's Federal Reserve policy meeting.</p></body>

Once Brent crude surged above $100/bbl, market fortunes were settled this trading day.

Brent crude topped $100 a barrel, stoking inflation fears and driving Treasury yields to their highest levels of the year.

VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) reported stronger second-quarter 2026 results, citing record domain name registrations, continued solid renewal rates and a rising contribution from artificial intelligence-related tools that management said are making it easier for users to get online. Executive Chairman, Pr