Alphabet’s Google (NASDAQ: GOOG ), once the most innovative company in the world , has endured its single most challenging two-year period in its operating history, which also involved management issuing a rare organization-wide “Uttam is a growth-oriented investment analyst whose equity research primarily focuses on the technology sector. Semiconductors, Artificial Intelligence and Cloud software are some of the key sectors that are regularly researched and published by him. His research also focuses on ot ...

The stock market performed well in 2024 despite lingering economic issues and geopolitical instability. The bull run remains in full swing, and although investors can't predict what will happen in 2025, it is still worth investing in stocks. Even if equities drop next year, robust companies will survive and thrive long after. Those are the kind investors with a long-term mindset should try to find.And in that spirit, let's consider two excellent stocks that look like rock-solid options to hold onto well bey ...

Key TakeawaysShares of Google parent Alphabet surged to an all-time high Wednesday after the tech giant unveiled its latest AI model with Gemini 2.0 and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump tapped Andrew Ferguson to lead the Federal Trade Commission.The gains also came a day after the tech giant showcased its new quantum computing chip Willow.Bank of America analysts said the chip shows Alphabet remains at the leading edge of innovation, even if practical applications could be years away. Shares of Google pare ...

Roaring to new 52-week highs, Alphabet's (GOOGL)  stock has made headlines this week following the announcement of its new state-of-the-art quantum computing chip.Known as Willow, the chip is geared to crack a key challenge in quantum error correction pursued in the computing field for almost 30 years. Furthermore, Willow is light years ahead regarding performance across several metrics and standard benchmark computation. Willow has Pushed GOOGL Toward $200 a share Alphabet’s stock has edged toward $200 a s ...

Alphabet and Tesla climbed to fresh records on Wednesday, closing at all-time highs alongside Amazon and Meta as the tech megacaps lifted the Nasdaq past 20,000 for the first time.Tech's seven trillion-dollar companies added roughly $416 billion in market cap for the day.For Alphabet, the two-day 11% rally was driven by the company's launch of its latest quantum computing chip, which it revealed on Monday and described as a "breakthrough" and "an important step in our journey to build a useful quantum compu ...

About this content About Angela Harmantas Angela Harmantas is an Editor at Proactive. She has over 15 years of experience covering the equity markets in North America, with a particular focus on junior resource stocks. Angela has reported from numerous countries around the world, including Canada, the US, Australia, Brazil, Ghana, and South Africa for leading trade publications. Previously, she worked in investor relations and led the foreign direct investment program in Canada for the Swedish government ...

Alphabet (GOOG 3.43%) (GOOGL 3.38%) stock opened the week Monday above Friday's close, and it just keeps moving higher. Wednesday morning marks its fourth straight "up" day, with Alphabet shares rising 4.5% through 10:10 a.m. ET.And Willow is the reason.Introducing Google WillowIn a post on Google's blog page Monday, Alphabet was "delighted to announce" that it has invented a new quantum computing chip called Willow. Although Alphabet is first and foremost a software company, specializing in internet search ...

Google unveiled Gemini 2.0, enhancing the AI product's capabilities.Gemini 2.0 focuses on agentic AI, improving multi-step problem-solving.Google's Project Astra and Mariner showcase advanced AI integration with popular services.It's December, which apparently means it's time for all the AI companies to show off what they've been working on for the past year. Not to be left out, Google lifted the lid on its next-generation AI model, Gemini 2.0, which it promises is a big step up in smarts and capabilities.A ...

Google released the first version of its Gemini 2.0 family of artificial intelligence models on Wednesday.Gemini 2.0 Flash, as the model is called, is available in a chat version for users globally while an experimental multimodal version of the model, with text-to-speech and image generation features, is available to developers. "If Gemini 1.0 was about organizing and understanding information, Gemini 2.0 is about making it much more useful," Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in a statement.Google's latest lar ...

Google’s next major AI model has arrived to combat a slew of new offerings from OpenAI.On Wednesday, Google announced Gemini 2.0 Flash, which the company says can natively generate images and audio in addition to text. 2.0 Flash can also use third-party apps and services, allowing it to tap into Google Search, execute code, and more. An experimental release of 2.0 Flash will be available through the Gemini API and Google’s AI developer platforms, AI Studio and Vertex AI, starting today. However, the audio ...