What's Driving Google Stock Higher?

PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 12: The Google Cloud logo is displayed during the 9th edition of the VivaTech ... More show at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on June 12, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)Getty Images With a 7% year-to-date (YTD) decline, Google’s stock (NASDAQ:GOOG) has underperformed the S&P 500, which is up 2%. This underperformance is partly due to increased regulatory scrutiny and increased investor concerns regarding the potential for AI to disrupt Google’s search bu ...