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Amazon data later lots of interest in this obviously...US employment data tomorrow worth a look...but im off to Mexico tomorrow...gla &atb

Bill Bailey lol...did he ever come home..? Lol..couldn't help myself...gl

What's astounding to me is the amount investment/capex these companies are doing..investing in possible v successful companies like anthropic etc..willing to fund plenty of innovation..very possibly front loaded...but this year alphabet have earmarked 175-185 billion dollars for said investments....the stock price held up ok even though capex was much higher than expected .....today bofe..mpc vote ..what bailey has to say..particularly on growth......no ai pasting was used in this post lol....gla

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Google parent earnings beat projections amid plans to invest deeply in AI

Alphabet reports $34.5bn profit and revenue soars 48% in recent quarter as it plans a sharp increase in AI spending

Sanya Mansoor

Wed 4 Feb 2026 22.43 GMT

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Google’s parent company, Alphabet, beat Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, and is planning a sharp increase in capital spending in 2026 as it continues to invest deeply in AI infrastructure.

Alphabet on Wednesday reported profit of $34.5bn in the recently ended quarter, as revenue from cloud computing soared 48%.

The company forecast spending between $175bn and $185bn this year, a figure much higher than analysts’ expectations of roughly $115bn.

“We’re seeing our AI investments and infrastructure drive revenue and growth across the board, Sundar Pichai, Alphabet’s chief executive, said.

Alphabet’s annual revenue exceeded $400bn for the first time, Pichai added.

The company reported $113.83bn in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2025 – surpassing Wall Street estimates of $111.43bn. Earnings per share (EPS) also beat Wall Street expectations: the company reported $2.82 in EPS, compared with estimates of $2.63......................Enormous numbers..but as i said huge inv in AI going forward far larger than expected.....gla.....

Ski ..rollercoater market...have a good evening gl

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As I've already stated Ai driven stocks has been very volatile and will be for a long time to come imo ..just for the last time there will big failures in the market and enormous successes..I tend to stick with the mega companies atm..gl

Didn't see 310 here..but could easily happen

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Gonna be volatile next few days..obviously

.amazon tomorrow ..gl

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Amazon close @ 232.97...on ig 24 hrs market 234 ish atm..not seeing your prices but very volatile gl

YourWrng atm skier alphabet a trading @346.85 ig 24 hrs price..a useful tool atm..

Welsh Labour remove photo of epstein and farage from X after finding out it had been AI generated....desperate..priceless...gla

Holly..best of luck & atb

More karma " integrity "...lmao

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Holly..I ask.this question but don't seem to get any answers re Lloyds etc...if you didn't already own Lloyds shares would you add today at this level?...interested in opinions gl & atb

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Trouble lmao "abuse of the English language "...there's plenty in the UK atm abusing the English language and their certainly not American....

Ski..next up Amazon earnings..tomorrow ..may be the same scenario for meas Alphabet..gl

Lol..karma...made endless noise about a bit of birthday cake....

Skier....Later today Google/Alphabet earnings ...Synopsis

Alphabet Q4 earnings today outlook for GOOGL stock: Alphabet (GOOGL) enters Q4 earnings with a projected $111.4 billion revenue, marking a 15.4% year-over-year surge. This growth reflects Google Cloud’s 36% expansion and massive AI adoption. Traders expect a 5% stock swing, eyeing a record $362 high. Strong Gemini monetization and YouTube’s ad resilience remain critical. Investors prioritize 2026 capex efficiency to sustain Alphabet’s $4.1............................Skier Alphabet will probably post great returns/earnings figures...but will they sell off because of their Massive AI outlays/investments going forward ...if they do i may add .....gl.

Skier yesterday i wrote about Anthropic AI which atm is a private company however already established enormous tech companies are willing to throw billions at AI..i said before there will be some AI stocks that crash and some that make enormous gains....... Anthropic has secured immense, multi-billion dollar funding, primarily from major technology companies looking to secure positions in the AI infrastructure layer. As of late 2025, Anthropic’s valuation reached approximately $350 billion, driven by massive strategic investments from Amazon,Microsoft,google,Nvidia.......you haver to admire the US if they believe in something they back it ........gl

The Non payment of the £30 charity was bad form....i remember you paying it for him/charity... gl