Buying a stock solely because it's cheap is never a good reason. There needs to be a functional business behind the company. Alphabet is such a dominant business that the U.S. government believes it needs to be broken up, and until that happens, it will continue to produce strong results even if the ad market is a bit dampened.

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Alphabet (GOOGL) is set to release its first-quarter 2025 earnings tomorrow, and all eyes are on whether the stock is worth a look before the

(Reuters) -Google parent Alphabet unveiled a $70 billion share buyback and beat quarterly revenue estimates on Thursday, benefiting from steady growth in its digital advertising business, which helped offset muted growth at its cloud computing unit.

Wall Street's main indexes were muted in choppy trading on Friday, as investors struggled with little clarity on the U.S.-China trade front despite signs of a possible softening in Beijing's stance. On a brighter note,

U.S. stock index futures slipped on Friday as uncertainty remained high on the U.S.-China trade front despite signs of a possible softening in Beijing's stance. U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration is talking with China to strike a tariff deal and that Chinese President Xi Jinping has called him,

On a brighter note, meanwhile, shares of Google-parent Alphabet leapt 3.6% in premarket trade after the company reported upbeat first-quarter results, easing investor worries about returns on hefty artificial intelligence-focused investment.