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Google Bought YouTube for $1.65 Billion in 2006. The Streaming Platform Is Now the Main Driver of a Roughly $93 Billion Business at Alphabet.

The Motley Fool

9:20 AM | Sunday | Sep 13, 2026

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Not only has YouTube's reach and revenue grown exponentially since Google bought it, but it has also become a leader in the entire content industry. The world is moving toward short-form content, which YouTube has excelled in for decades.

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9:20 AM | Sunday | Sep 13, 2026

Google Bought YouTube for $1.65 Billion in 2006. The Streaming Platform Is Now the Main Driver of a Roughly $93 Billion Business at Alphabet.

The Motley Fool

Not only has YouTube's reach and revenue grown exponentially since Google bought it, but it has also become a leader in the entire content industry. The world is moving toward short-form content, which YouTube has excelled in for decades.

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8:03 AM | Sunday | Sep 13, 2026

Sundar Pichai Says Alphabet's Cloud Backlog Hit $514 Billion After 82% Revenue Growth Last Quarter. Is Google Cloud Becoming a Bigger Growth Driver Than Search?

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Cloud looks positioned to eventually become Alphabet's biggest long-term growth engine, but Search remains the main driver for now. Google Cloud's backlog reached $514 billion in the second quarter of 2026 after revenue jumped 82%.

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4:25 AM | Sunday | Sep 13, 2026

Can Alphabet Overtake Nvidia in 2027?

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Nvidia's expected 70% growth rate keeps Alphabet far away from its title as the world's largest company. Both stocks trade at the same valuation level.

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4:02 AM | Sunday | Sep 13, 2026

3 Unstoppable Dow Stocks Worth Buying Right Now

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Nvidia expects revenue to increased 70% next year, on top of higher growth this year, Google Cloud sales increased 82% in the second quarter. American Express raised full-year guidance after a 10% sales increase in the second quarter.

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10:34 AM | Saturday | Sep 12, 2026

$2.3 Billion in Daily Profits: Why Betting Against the Magnificent 7 Keeps Failing

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$2.3 Billion a Day The seven companies known as the Magnificent 7 collectively generate roughly $2.3 billion in operating profits every single day on a trailing 12-month basis.

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9:30 AM | Saturday | Sep 12, 2026

From NVDA & MSFT to ETN: Names to Benefit Long-Term from AI

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Jed Ellerbroek points to Nvidia (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Eaton (ETN), and Applied Materials (AMAT) as beneficiaries of the ongoing AI infrastructure build-out. He also sees accelerating revenue growth and appealing valuations in cloud computing names like Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN), and Alphabet (GOOGL).

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7:03 AM | Saturday | Sep 12, 2026

The $760 Billion AI Risk That Nobody Is Talking About. But Should.

The Motley Fool

The AI boom is real. Customer commitments reduce near-term risk, but they don't eliminate long-term uncertainty.

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5:23 AM | Saturday | Sep 12, 2026

Should You Buy Alphabet Stock Right Now?

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Alphabet's second-quarter revenue rose 24% year over year, up from 14% growth in the year-ago quarter. Surging capital spending swung free cash flow to a negative $5.9 billion in the second quarter.

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11:45 AM | Friday | Sep 11, 2026

Microsoft Vs. Alphabet: The Enterprise Fight No One Saw Coming

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Azure just crossed $100 billion and Google Cloud is growing at 82%, but the bigger story is where those enterprise seats are actually moving and which balance sheet can survive the spending war to find out.

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11:37 AM | Friday | Sep 11, 2026

Apple Advances 3% as First Foldable iPhone Arrives at Its Highest Price Ever; Skyworks Rallies 9%, Alphabet Ticks Up

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Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL | AAPL Price Prediction) shares are climbing midday Friday after the company unveiled the Duo, its first foldable iPhone, at the highest price point ever set for the lineup. Apple stock is up 3% to $335.

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