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Microsoft and Alphabet Earnings Put Focus on AI Cash Flow Drain

Bloomberg Technology Wednesday 28 October 2026, 09:01 UTC By Ryan Vlastelica 1 min read
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Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc. shares have gone separate ways since the companies’ last earnings reports as Wall Street increasingly digs in on the way heavy artificial intelligence spending is weighing on corporate bottom lines.

Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc. shares have gone separate ways since the companies’ last earnings reports as Wall Street increasingly digs in on the way heavy artificial intelligence spending is weighing on corporate bottom lines.
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