Success in investing has to do with two major focal points, ones that investors often forget in the excitement of sharp price action and headlines in the stock market. First, the sole purpose of the market is to offer the opportunity for everyday investors to pick and choose businesses that are wo.... |
Good MorningEquity markets continued to sell off on Thursday as tariff and recession fears gripped the market. The S&P 500 shed more than 1.5% at the session's low, setting a new low for the move and putting it on track to decline by 20% or more by the time the sell-off is through. The only good news is that the S&P 500 was long overdue for a major correction; selling off will set the market up for its next rally and move to a new all-time high. How long will fear grip the market—whether weeks or months—is the question.
Next week will likely bring more volatility to equity markets. The FOMC is slated to release its policy statement on Wednesday and is unlikely to give the market what it wants, a clear indication that rate cuts are coming. The likely scenario is that the FOMC will hold steady, citing high inflation and risks, leaving the policy in an as-is condition and market participants in wait-and-see mode. Featured: Elon Musk's Next Big AI Project Could Open This Month (Ad) 
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Success in investing has to do with two major focal points, ones that investors often forget in the excitement of sharp price action and headlines in the stock market. First, the sole purpose of the market is to offer the opportunity for everyday investors to pick and choose businesses that are wo... Read the Full Story |
| From Our Partners | | Jeff Brown, founder and CEO of Brownstone Research, says he has uncovered what he calls one of the biggest discoveries of his career tied to the ongoing AI boom.
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Investors in Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) have faced a year full of letdowns. As of the Mar. 12 close, shares are down 49% over the past 52 weeks. The semiconductor stock has experienced periods of significant gains, only to retreat further over a longer period of time. When markets cons... Read the Full Story |
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Micron (NASDAQ: MU) stock surged 7% on March 12th, catalyzed by the February CPI report. The CPI report was better than expected, showing inflation cooling compared to the previous month and alleviating some market fear.
Assuming the CPI continues to moderate in the coming months, it will allow... Read the Full Story |
| From Our Partners | | Jeff Brown, the former tech executive who picked Nvidia in 2016 before it surged as high as 37,800 percent, just got inside Elon Musk's new Cybercab, a vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals.
In 2018, the New York Post called Musk a total fraud. Brown's latest footage shows just how far that technology has come since then. | | Watch the Cybercab footage and judge Elon Musk's technology yourself |
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After a stratospheric 2024 that saw Rocket Lab USA Inc. (NASDAQ: RKLB) shares surge 360% toward the stars, 2025 has been a brutal reentry for shareholders. The stock plummeted 44% from its January 52-week and all-time highs, leaving investors with little to celebrate. But hold on, there’s ... Read the Full Story |
| Materials | | When institutional traders look to benefit from the market’s underlying moves and shifts, they don’t do so in isolation to an asset or specific stock but rather in a function of correlations and spreads between various assets or markets. This view rhymes entirely with a global macro stra... Read the Full Story |
| From Our Partners | | Jeff Brown, the former tech executive who called the rise of Bitcoin, Tesla, and Nvidia years early, is tracking a new Elon Musk project he calls the most epic AI initiative in history.
The plan could give Musk access to 50 times more computing power than the rest of the world combined, a development Brown says is drawing attention from executives at Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.
Brown compares the scale of this project to the SpaceX IPO, which minted thousands of millionaires overnight. | | Click here to see the full details on Musk's next big move |
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When investors spot a great company to buy at an even greater price, they should know that a few unexpected things might happen shortly after. If they did, in fact, choose the right investment, they won’t be the only ones in the market going after it, which is why there are often sudden an... Read the Full Story |
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When discussing progress made in AI technology so far, a common phrase stated one way or another is “We’re in the early innings." Baseball references aside, it is largely thought that the buildup of AI infrastructure is part of the first stage of this new technology. In 2022, ChatGPT s... Read the Full Story |
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If any stock should be bucking the general trend in early March and moving higher, it is Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE). The company’s Q2 results are tepid relative to the consensus ahead of the release, but the bar was set high: the company is growing, earnings quality improved, and guidance was ra... Read the Full Story |
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Dividend-paying stocks come in many flavors that can help satisfy investors' appetite for income. While many focus simply on stocks returning capital in the United States, foreign dividend stocks can offer a worthwhile area for exploration. The topic is especially relevant now, as U.S. stocks have... Read the Full Story |
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Warren Buffett has said that the stock market is a voting machine in the short term and a weighing machine in the long term. Today’s market, driven by volatility across the S&P 500, makes this saying more true than ever before, especially as names that would otherwise trade near their hi... Read the Full Story |
| Friday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Alphabet Inc. offers various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment provides products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. It is also involved in the sale of apps and in-app purchases and digital content in the Google Play and YouTube; and devices, as well as in the provision of YouTube consumer subscription services. The Google Cloud segment offers infrastructure, cybersecurity, databases, analytics, AI, and other services; Google Workspace that include cloud-based communication and collaboration tools for enterprises, such as Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, and Meet; and other services for enterprise customers. The Other Bets segment sells healthcare-related and internet services. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. | Should I Buy Alphabet Stock? GOOG Bull and Bear Case Explained
These insights were generated using artificial intelligence. They are based on proprietary MarketBeat data, news articles, and custom LLM A.I. algorithms. This analysis of Alphabet was last updated on Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 6:20 PM.
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Google demonstrated exceptional financial performance in its most recent quarter, reporting earnings per share of $9.11, which significantly exceeded the analyst consensus estimate of $2.87, while revenue reached $119.80 billion, surpassing expectations of $116.53 billion and growing 24.2% year-over-year.
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The stock is currently trading at $344.91, which is well below the consensus price target of $422.10, suggesting substantial upside potential as analysts maintain a consensus rating of Buy with 40 out of 44 analysts recommending a Buy or Strong Buy.
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Recent product launches such as the rollout of Gemini 4 Argon to developers and businesses, along with the introduction of Universal Cart in the United States, are strengthening Google's position in generative AI and creating new commercial opportunities in shopping and enterprise services.
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Google's vertical integration in the AI space, including its investment in proprietary chips and AI infrastructure, provides a competitive advantage that supports long-term growth in Google Cloud and helps the company stay ahead of competitors in the rapidly evolving AI market.
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The company's strong balance sheet, indicated by a current ratio of 2.72 and a low debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, provides financial stability and flexibility to continue investing in high-growth areas like AI and cloud services without excessive financial risk.
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Heavy capital expenditures on AI infrastructure have pushed Google's free cash flow into negative territory, raising concerns about the return on investment for these massive spending commitments, which could pressure future earnings if monetization does not keep pace.
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There is growing competition from AI chatbots like ChatGPT, which Bank of America warns could divert digital advertising dollars away from Google Search, posing a long-term threat to the company's core advertising business model.
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Google faces legal risks from securities class action lawsuits alleging that the company failed to disclose setbacks involving Gemini 3.5 Pro training and launch timing, with a lead plaintiff deadline set for December 1, 2026, which could result in potential liability and reputational damage.
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Insider selling activity has been notable, with CEO Sundar Pichai and other executives selling significant numbers of shares in recent months, which some investors may interpret as a signal of reduced confidence in the stock's near-term performance.
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The stock's technical setup is mixed, trading near its 200-day moving average of $348.38, and a failure to hold the support level around $340 could weaken momentum and lead to further declines, as indicated by recent price volatility and short interest increases.
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