Google Is Now a Glorified Venture-Capital Fund Thanks to Its SpaceX and Anthropic Stakes
Google’s early investments in SpaceX and Anthropic look like some of the ‘most successful venture bets any public company has ever made,’ one expert says.
Coffee Price Increases Signal Potential Gains for Three Singapore Food Companies
Your daily coffee has become more expensive.This isn't about upscale specialty cafes.Instead, numerous neighborhood coffee shops are increasing their prices by S$0.10 to S$0.30 per cup.These coffee...
Earning Preview: Amazon Q1 Revenue Is Expected to Increase by 14.33%, and Institutional Views Are Bullish
Abstract$Amazon(AMZN)$ will release first-quarter 2026 results after hours on April 29, 2026, and this preview distills consensus expectations, segment dynamics, and the key debates shaping near-term...
Earning Preview: Alphabet Revenue Expected to Increase by 19.93%, Institutional Views Are Bullish
Abstract$Alphabet(GOOGL)$ will release its quarterly results on April 29, 2026 after hours, and the market looks for solid revenue and earnings expansion with investors focused on whether execution...
This Is The Defense Sector's Fastest Grower - And A $20 Billion Trade Most Investors Are Missing
The drone era created an obvious trade: Buy the companies building the machines. That trade is crowded now. The next one, still in its early innings, is to invest in the companies tasked with...
Unity Shares Jump 7% as Company Extends VR Partnership with Meta
$Unity Software Inc.(U)$ shares rose about 7% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the company said it had extended a multi-year agreement with Meta (META) to support development on its virtual...
5 Reasons Amazon's Stock Could Be A Major AI Winner
A Needham analyst thinks AI agents will help Amazon's business, not hurt it. Needham analyst Laura Martin believes AI agents will drive Amazon's revenue higher.Some Amazon.com bears think that artificial-intelligence agents will cause the e-commerce company to lose business, but a Needham analyst is taking the opposite view.But Amazon isn't sitting still when it comes to agentic AI. The company owns the "largest product catalog, fulfillment network, pricing data, reviews, consumer purchase information and merchant relationships," Martin said. She thinks Amazon can leverage AI to boost revenue, improve profitability and defend its terrain.One big thing working in Amazon's favor is the company's cloud-computing business, according to Martin. She said that AI companies with large language models will pay a premium to Amazon Web Services to access its one-of-a-kind consumer data.She also said that Amazon's ability to access purchase history and other customer information will give it an a
Fed Meeting, Apple, Microsoft Earnings: What to Watch Next Week -- WSJ
It's shaping up to be a busy week ahead. Earnings season is in full throttle, with results expected from the likes of UnitedHealth, Chevron and Boeing. A trio of tech giants-Apple, Meta Platforms and Microsoft-will also report earnings. In Washington, the Federal Reserve will hold its first interest-rate meeting of 2026. Investors are not expecting another rate cut, which would maintain the benchmark federal-funds rate between 3.5% and 3.75%. Here's what to watch:. -- Earnings: UnitedHealth, Boeing, General Motors, American Airlines, United Parcel Service, Northrop Grumman, RTX, Union Pacific, Texas Instruments. -- Census data: The Census Bureau is expected to release its first set of 2025 figures, which will include national and state population estimates.-- Fed meeting: The Federal Reserve is projected to hold rates steady at its meeting, which ends at 2 p.m. ET. Chair Jerome Powell will hold a press conference at 2:30 p.m. It will be Powell's first since he released a video statemen
Why Alphabet's Stock Can Further Reign as 'King' of the AI Trade in 2026
As the Google parent company edges closer to a $4 trillion market capitalization, a new bull cheers AI advantages that can keep the rally going. CEO Sundar Pichai has grown Alphabet's stature in AI.Alphabet's artificial-intelligence capabilities have made the company a formidable name in the technology landscape, powering the stock to a 65% gain in 2025. And that could be just the beginning, as Wall Street firm Cantor Fitzgerald now sees more room to run for the Google parent company.In a Wednesday note, analyst Deepak Mathivanan upgraded Alphabet's stock to overweight from neutral with a price target of $370, calling the company the "king of all AI trades.". Sentiment around Alphabet is already elevated, as evidenced by last year's "Magnificent Seven"-leading performance. On Wednesday, Alphabet's stock rose over 2%, leading the company to overtake Apple as the world's second-largest company by market capitalization. Now it's set for its first record finish since late November, and