Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Google’s parent company, enters 2026 with renewed investor interest following a strong rebound driven largely by artificial intelligence (AI).The stock has rallied about 77% over the past six months and was trading at $314 as of press time. Year-to-date, GOOGL shares are up more than 60%.GOOGL YTD stock price chart. Source: FinboldThis momentum has prompted some investors to consider whether the technology giant could turn an investment into $1 million within a single year. Alphabe ...

Core Insights - TCW Concentrated Large Cap Growth Fund reported a return of +4.11% in Q3 2025, underperforming the Russell 1000 Growth Index which returned +10.51% [1] - The fund's performance was influenced by optimism surrounding AI investments and positive corporate earnings [1] Company Highlights - Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) was highlighted as a key holding, with a one-month return of -0.52% and a 52-week gain of 65.09% [2] - As of December 29, 2025, Alphabet Inc. had a stock price of $314.39 and a market capitalization of $3.795 trillion [2] Legal and Regulatory Developments - A U.S. District Court ruling found that Google violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act, but the company will not be required to sell Chrome or Android [3] - Google is prohibited from exclusive contracts for Search, Chrome, Assistant, or Gemini, but can still make payments to distribution partners for default placement [3] - The ruling is viewed positively as it was less severe than anticipated, and the company's fundamentals remain strong with over 2 billion users utilizing AI services monthly [3]

新浪科技讯 12月30日晚间消息，抖音生活服务发布《2025抖音生活服务这一年》社会价值总结，数据 显示，该平台2025年总交易额同比增长59%，动销门店数量累计达1519.8万，新增入驻商家399万。 数据还显示，一年内，458万个中小商家在该平台开展经营，超2.2万个中小商家抖音年销售额超百万。 此外，抖音生活服务达人创作为线下商家带来超过1725亿元经济收益，形成了"观看-兴趣-探寻-购买"的 消费链路；300多万商家"职人"在抖音发展，店长、店员、技师教练等实体店员工在抖音收获自己的专 业名片。 责任编辑：何俊熹 新浪科技讯 12月30日晚间消息，抖音生活服务发布《2025抖音生活服务这一年》社会价值总结，数据 显示，该平台2025年总交易额同比增长59%，动销门店数量累计达1519.8万，新增入驻商家399万。 数据还显示，一年内，458万个中小商家在该平台开展经营，超2.2万个中小商家抖音年销售额超百万。 此外，抖音生活服务达人创作为线下商家带来超过1725亿元经济收益，形成了"观看-兴趣-探寻-购买"的 消费链路；300多万商家"职人"在抖音发展，店长、店员、技师教练等实体店员工在抖音收获自己的 ...

McKenzie, what else are you watching. >> So that MAG7 trade is splint splintered and the divide really comes down to who's converting AI spend to actual margin. So what I'm watching, let's start with the lagards.Microsoft, Meta, Apple, and Amazon all underperforming the S&P this year. Amazon's in last place at 6%. Meta had its worst day in three years after raising its capex guide.CEO Mark Zuckerberg has poured tens of billions into AI talent, reorged the AI unit four times in six months this calendar year, ...

Alphabet stock was the best performer in the Magnificent 7 in 2025, as investors grew more confident in its AI and search strategy. ...

Artificial intelligence is the greatest investment opportunity of our lifetime. The time to invest in groundbreaking AI is now, and this stock is a steal! AI is eating the world—and the machines behind it are ravenous. Each ChatGPT query, each model update, each robotic breakthrough consumes massive amounts of energy. In fact, AI is already pushing global power grids to the brink. Wall Street is pouring hundreds of billions into artificial intelligence—training smarter chatbots, automating industries, and b ...

Key Points Many new AI companies are making big promises without much progress to show for it. Alphabet's massive quantity of data from its businesses gives it an advantage in training AI. It also has nearly $99 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities at its disposal. 10 stocks we like better than Alphabet › Artificial intelligence (AI) has been around for a while, but it has undoubtedly leaped into the mainstream with the popularity of generative AI tools like OpenAI's Chat ...

EV/EBIT is a valuation multiple that divides a company's enterprise value (EV) -- the market capitalization plus debt minus cash -- by its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT, or operating income). It measures how many times operating earnings the market values the entire business, including debt. A higher multiple indicates investors expect stronger future growth or profitability, while lower multiples suggest caution or maturity.At current valuations, Alphabet's EV/EBIT multiple reached around 23x, u ...

We are starting a position in former Club holding Alphabet , buying 95 shares at roughly $313. GOOGL will have a roughly 0.76% weighting in the portfolio. We've beaten ourselves up plenty over the exit of our long-held position in Alphabet earlier this year. At the time, Jim Cramer admitted to being "torn" on the stock — worried its Google search business was being cannibalized by Gemini and hurt by Grok and ChatGPT, even as YouTube and Waymo were doing well. We determined that Alphabet was late to the gene ...

Core Viewpoint - Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP is investigating potential violations of U.S. federal securities laws involving Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc., focusing on whether the company and its executives made false or misleading statements or failed to disclose material information to investors [1]. Company Overview - Cogent Communications provides high-speed internet access, private network, and data center colocation space services [3]. Financial Performance - On November 6, 2025, Cogent Communications reported a nearly 6% year-over-year decrease in service revenue for the third quarter of 2025 [3]. - The company announced a significant dividend cut of 98%, reducing it from $1.015 per share in the prior quarter to $0.02 per share [3]. - Following the financial results announcement, Cogent Communications' share price fell nearly 35% [3].