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Stellar second quarter earnings with one asterisk

Stellar second quarter earnings with one asterisk

The blended earnings growth rate for the other 493 S&P 500 companies for the second quarter of 2026 was 31.8%, which is the highest earnings growth rate reported by this group of companies since fourth quarter of 2021 (32.4%). Why only 493 companies? Ah, the...
Now that’s circular: The profit boom at tech companies like Amazon and Alphabet comes from investments in AI companies

Now that’s circular: The profit boom at tech companies like Amazon and Alphabet comes from investments in AI companies

Tech giants like Amazon (AMZN) and Alphabet (GOOG) have powered the stock market to record highs. But in recent months, a big driver of those two companies’ profits came from an unusual source: The increasing value of their investment stakes in artificial intelligence...