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Alphabet shares dropped 3.7% amid rising energy costs due to Middle East tensions and European regulatory pressures, with competitors advancing AI capabilities potentially threatening its market posi…
Bitcoin mining difficulty fell 7.7%, easing pressure on miners amid rising power costs and competition from AI workloads, prompting some firms to pivot away from mining or reduce hashrate.
Shares of Alphabet and Amazon rose modestly ahead of upcoming earnings, amid broad tech sector weakness and concerns over AI competition impacting software firms.
Microsoft is poised to outperform amid AI-driven market concerns, supported by strong earnings history and significant OpenAI stake, while software ETF offers a safer buy over smaller, riskier names …
A judge rejected breaking up Alphabet, letting Google keep Chrome and Android and continue partner payments, lifting shares and removing a major regulatory overhang while ordering limited data sharin…