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BULLISH STABLE GOOGL

Maintaining unchanged AI capex guidance while delivering strong earnings would allow hyperscalers to rally post-earnings by shifting investor focus away from free cash flow concerns.

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⚔ COMPETING AI Capex ROI Skepticism BEARISH GOOGL ⇄ CROSS-ASSET Non-Hyperscaler AI Earnings Broadening BULLISH SPX ⚔ COMPETING Hyperscaler financing constraints and deteriorating debt market conditions could force more disciplined capex spending going forward BEARISH GOOGL ⇄ CROSS-ASSET AI Infrastructure Margin Expansion Trade BULLISH NVDA ⇄ CROSS-ASSET Hyperscaler capex growth is decelerating significantly, which will pressure semiconductor revenue expectations and valuations BEARISH NVDA ⇄ CROSS-ASSET AI Capex Debt Sustainability Concerns BEARISH NDX
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"I believe GOOGL stock would have surged after earnings last week if Alphabet had maintained rather than raised its full-year capex guidance, allowing investors to look past the free cash flow issue. In fact, we already saw such a precedent three months ago, when Amazon reported negative free cash flow for Q1 but maintained its full-year capex guidance, allowing investors to focus on its strong results."

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