What a brutal six months it’s been for Oracle. The stock has dropped 38.3% and now trades at $156.70, rattling many shareholders. This was partly driven by its softer quarterly results and might have investors contemplating their next move.
What a brutal six months it’s been for Oracle. The stock has dropped 38.3% and now trades at $156.70, rattling many shareholders. This was partly driven by its softer quarterly results and might have investors contemplating their next move.
The stock may be down, but the business is inflecting. Shares of Alphabet (GOOG 2.29%)(GOOGL 2.39%) are down about 7% from levels achieved earlier this month. The stock's pullback comes as many other tech stocks have declined. Investors are debating the implications of AI (artificial intelligence) on software, as well as tech giants' startling capital expenditure plans, including Alphabet's. With ...
The stock may be down, but the business is inflecting. Shares of Alphabet (GOOG 2.29%)(GOOGL 2.39%) are down about 7% from levels achieved earlier this month. The stock's pullback comes as many other tech stocks have declined. Investors are debating the implications of AI (artificial intelligence) on software, as well as tech giants' startling capital expenditure plans, including Alphabet's. With shares of the Google, YouTube, and Waymo parent company down sharply in such a short period, is this a good time for investors to buy Alphabet stock? After all, the underlying business isn't performing poorly. Quite the opposite, actually. Alphabet's fourth-quarter results were exceptional, with accelerating top-line growth and very strong earnings-per-share growth. AI is a major catalyst for Alphabet Alphabet's fourth-quarter revenue rose 18% year over year -- an acceleration from 16% growth in the prior quarter. Earnings per share climbed even faster, roaring 31% higher. AI, it turns out, is helping Alphabet's business inflect. "Overall, we're seeing our AI investments and infrastructure drive revenue and growth across the board," said Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai during the company's fourth-quarter earnings call. AI, Pichai explained, is not only serving as a catalyst for its compute business, Google Cloud, which saw revenue rise 48% year over year during the period and its backlog climb 55% sequentially to $240 billion, but it's also enhancing its core search business. Search, Pichai noted during the call, is seeing "an expansionary" moment, driven by AI, with more search usage in Q4 than ever before. Additionally, Pichai said that "AI is transforming the YouTube experience," with more than 1 million YouTube channels using its AI creation tools every day in December and more than 20 million viewers using its new Gemini-powered Ask tool for the whole month. And, of course, there's Alphabet's autonomous ride-sharing service, Waymo, which is now giving more than 400,000 ride...
Shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) stock fell on Wednesday after the company reported earnings, but results were mostly impressive for the tech giant. In this video, Travis Hoium explains why the focus on capital expenditures misses the growth story for the company long-term. *Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of Feb. 4, 2025. The video was published on Feb. 5, 2025. Where to...
Shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) stock fell on Wednesday after the company reported earnings, but results were mostly impressive for the tech giant. In this video, Travis Hoium explains why the focus on capital expenditures misses the growth story for the company long-term. *Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of Feb. 4, 2025. The video was published on Feb. 5, 2025. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. See the 10 stocks » Where to invest $1,000 right now When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, Stock Advisor’s total average return is 907% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 176% for the S&P 500.* They just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy right now… Learn more » *Stock Advisor returns as of February 3, 2025 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Travis Hoium has positions in Alphabet. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
The US and Iran may soon be taking tentative steps towards a new nuclear deal, following intensive diplomatic efforts by the Gulf monarchies and Turkey to prevent a destructive regional war. With US President Donald Trump indicating a clear preference for diplomacy over aggression, Washington appears to have dropped proposals to pursue regime change in Tehran and rescue Iranians caught in a brutal...
The US and Iran may soon be taking tentative steps towards a new nuclear deal, following intensive diplomatic efforts by the Gulf monarchies and Turkey to prevent a destructive regional war. With US President Donald Trump indicating a clear preference for diplomacy over aggression, Washington appears to have dropped proposals to pursue regime change in Tehran and rescue Iranians caught in a brutal crackdown on last month’s protests. “If the Iranian people want to overthrow the regime, that’s up to them,” US Vice-President J.D. Vance told reporters in neighbouring Azerbaijan on Wednesday. Advertisement “What we are focused on now is the fact that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons.” Trump also appeared to rebuff Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s attempts to persuade him to accept “our views regarding the principles for the negotiations”. US President Donald Trump (right) welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua Netanyahu is opposed to any US-Iran deal that does not further weaken its capacity to strike Israel, following their 12-day war in June.
The US has established a new army foothold in the Philippines with a rotational deployment designed to sustain the Typhon missile system and contain China , according to military analysts. The US Army has commenced rotational deployments in the Philippines , according to a post published on January 29 on the Defence Visual Information Distribution Service, the US military’s image and video hosting...
The US has established a new army foothold in the Philippines with a rotational deployment designed to sustain the Typhon missile system and contain China , according to military analysts. The US Army has commenced rotational deployments in the Philippines , according to a post published on January 29 on the Defence Visual Information Distribution Service, the US military’s image and video hosting website. The photographs showed exchanges on January 12 between the Army Rotational Force-Philippines and the US Marine Corps, which already maintains its own rotational force in the country. Advertisement The deployment marks the US Army’s first rotational unit in the Philippines – a development first reported by USNI News. Isaac Taylor, chief of public affairs for US Army Pacific, was quoted by media as saying that “the rotational force is not permanently assigned”. Advertisement However, Taylor said it represented a shift from the “iterative engagement cycle” of previous years to a “more sustained rotational presence, enabling deeper and more consistent collaboration with our Philippine Army counterparts”.