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Alphabet's Aggressive Spending đź’°

Plus, Tesla's auto sales plunge.

July 24, 2025

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Alphabet's Aggressive Spending đź’°

Google parent Alphabet $GOOGL ( â–˛ 1.02% ) jumped 1.82% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after posting better-than-expected financial earnings results.

Financials: Alphabet reported earnings of $2.31 per share and revenue of $96.4 billion in the past quarter. Both were better than expected.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Due to strong AI and cloud demand, Alphabet announced on Wednesday that it increased its capital expenditures in 2025 to $85 billion (up from $75 billion). Investors welcomed this aggressive investment strategy, indicating confidence in Alphabet’s ability to capitalize on long-term AI and cloud trends despite the near-term cost ramp.

Final Thoughts: Shares of Alphabet are up over 15% in the last 30 days.

Former PepsiCo Exec Invented A Plastic That Dissolves in Water

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Notables

Notable Earnings Today: American Airlines (Nasdaq: AAL), Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), Blackstone (NYSE: BX), Newmont (NYSE: NEM), Deckers Outdoor (NYSE: DECK), Keurig Dr Pepper (Nasdaq: KDP), Dow (NYSE: DOW), Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD), Labcorp Holdings (NYSE; LH), Healthpeak Properties (NYSE: DOC), Flex (Nasdaq: FLEX), Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP), Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON), ADT (NYSE: ADT), Liberty Energy (NYSE: LBRT), IMAX (NYSE: IMAX), Scholastic (Nasdaq: SCHL), L3Harris (NYSE: LHX), Mobileye Global (Nasdaq: MBLY), Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ), Sallie Mae (Nasdaq: SLM), Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW), Dover (NYSE: DOV), Coursera (NYSE: COUR), A.O. Smith (NYSE: AOS), Allegion (NYSE: ALLE), AllianceBernstein (NYSE: AB), Ameriprise Financial (NYSE: AMP), Ardagh Metal Packaging (NYSE: AMBP), Atlantic Union Bankshares (NYSE: AUB), Berkshire Hills Bancorp (NYSE: BHLB), Bread Financial (NYSE: BFH), Brunswick (NYSE: BC), CenterPoint (NYSE: CNP), CNX Resources (NYSE: CNX), Darling Ingredients (NYSE: DAR), FirstService (Nasdaq: FSV), Group 1 Auto (NYSE: GPI), HNI (NYSE: HNI), Integer Holdings (NYSE: ITGR), Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM), Knowles (NYSE: KN), Lazard (NYSE: LAZ), LKQ (Nasdaq: LKQ), NovoCure (Nasdaq: NVCR), Old Republic (NYSE: ORI) PHINIA (NYSE: PHIN), Provident Financial Services (NYSE: PFS), RPC (NYSE: RES), RPM (NYSE: RPM), SkyWest (Nasdaq: SKYW), Sonic Automotive (NYSE: SAH), STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), Teck Resources (NYSE: TECK), Textron (NYSE: TXT), Tractor Supply (Nasdaq: TSCO), TransUnion (NYSE: TRU), TRI Pointe Homes (NYSE: TPH), Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO), Valley National (Nasdaq: VLY), Visteon (Nasdaq: VC), Wabtec (NYSE: WAB), West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE: WST).

Notable IPOs Today: McGraw Hill, Inc. (NYSE: MH), Accelerant Holdings (NYSE: ARX), Acorn Energy, Inc. Common Stock (Nasdaq: ACFN), Linkhome Holdings Inc. Common stock (Nasdaq: LHAI).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: NutriTruck of Tampa (Honeycomb), Sunny (Wefunder), The Forgotten Flour (Honeycomb), Chainsaw LA (Honeycomb), The Farm At Emerald Valley (Honeycomb).

Notable Economic Events Today: Jobless Claims (8:30 a.m. ET), Building Permits (8:30 a.m. ET), S&P Global Manufacturing PMI /  S&P Global Services PMI (9:45 a.m. ET), New Home Sales (10:00 a.m. ET), Fed's Balance Sheet (4:30 p.m. ET).

Tesla's Auto Sales Plunge

Tesla $TSLA ( â–Ľ 8.2% ) fell 4.44% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after reporting mixed financial earnings results that included a 16% year-over-year decline in automotive revenues.

Financials: Tesla reported earnings of 40 cents per share in the past quarter, which were in-line. Revenue in the period reached $22.5 billion, which was better than expected.

Final Thoughts: Tesla’s stock was already down more than 12% this year.

Bank of America’s $40 Billion Stock Buyback

Bank of America $BAC ( â–˛ 0.52% ) ticked up 0.89% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after announcing a $40 billion stock buyback. It is also increasing its dividend by 8%.

Final Thoughts: The buyback comes amid a good year for most big bank stocks.

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