Google Stock Today: Alphabet Edges Higher Before Earnings as AI Spending Questions Loom
Alphabet shares rose 0.5% to $352.10 Tuesday, near record highs, as investors awaited quarterly results and tracked news of a U.S. Defense Department AI deal and new EU regulatory scrutiny. Analysts expect first-quarter revenue of $106.9 billion, with focus on ad resilience, cloud margins, and heavy AI spending. Alphabet reports earnings Wednesday after market close.