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Alphabet vs Apple Stock 2026: Why GOOGL Edges Out AAPL as the Smarter Buy for Growth Investors

Investors weighing Alphabet Inc. against Apple Inc. as 2026 unfolds confront a classic growth-versus-stability choice, with Wall Street tilting toward Alphabet's AI-fueled momentum and expanding cloud business as the higher-upside pick despite Apple's rock-solid services engine and dividend appeal.

International Business Times · May 3

Google Just Warned of a Significant Increase in 2027 CapEx. Why GOOGL Stock Investors Don’t Seem to Care.

Alphabet is ramping capital spending to unprecedented levels, but investors are largely shrugging because earnings and Cloud momentum are strong enough to absorb the hit and still deliver double‑digit growth.

Barchart · May 2

Alphabet Stock Dips Slightly as Q1 Earnings Highlight AI Cloud Boom and Regulatory Risks

Alphabet Inc. shares edged lower in midday trading Friday, trading around $384 after the tech giant delivered robust first-quarter results that underscored its dominance in search advertising and accelerating growth in artificial intelligence-powered cloud services. The modest decline of roughly 0.13 percent came amid broader market fluctuations as investors digested…

International Business Times · May 1

Big Tech is about to spend $700 billion on AI this year. No one knows where the buildout ends.

The hyperscalers are pouring unprecedented capital into chips, data centers, and power—but investors remain split on how long the surge can last.

Fortune · Apr 30

Half of Google's and Amazon's 'blowout AI profits’ came from a stake in Anthropic—not from their actual business

Anthropic is the secret sauce this earnings season, as unrealized gains on the private company are so powerful they're adding billions of shareholder worth to their partners.

Fortune · Apr 30

Alphabet Stock Prediction: AI Just Might Push GOOGL to New Highs

Alphabet’s transformation into an AI-first company is driving strong growth across its business segments.

Barchart · Apr 30

Stocks Rally as Nasdaq 100 Posts a New Record High on Tech Earnings

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.39%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +1.20%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.17%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are up +0.35%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Barchart · Apr 30

Stocks See Support from Lower Crude Prices, While Mega-Cap Tech Earnings are Mixed

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.08%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.73%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.18%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are up +0.11%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Barchart · Apr 30

Alphabet’s Earnings Didn’t Just Beat—They Changed the Story

Alphabet's Q1 2026 results topped estimates with $109.9 billion in revenue, up 22%, while Google Cloud surged 63% to $20 billion with a $460 billion backlog.

MarketBeat · Apr 30

Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon capex spending to hit $725 billion in 2026, up 77% from last year — analyst says bear thesis is 'garbage'

Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta collectively plan to spend $725 billion on capex in 2026, up 77% from last year's record $410 billion.

Tom’s Hardware · Apr 30