Alphabet's new Gemini 2.5 Pro model has surpassed rival AI systems, earning top scores on major benchmarks and excelling in coding and reasoning tasks. Its advantage comes from a trifecta of strengths: top AI talent at Google DeepMind, custom Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), and a vast product/data ecosystem. Alphabet's huge R&D spending and global infrastructure let it train and deploy massive models quickly, while also leveraging Google Cloud to scale AI services.
Read MoreThe month of March hasn't been kind to the Mag 7 group, but Alphabet (GOOGL) has shown relative strength compared to the rest of its big-tech peers. Tom White looks at a cash secured put options trade as a way to navigate a neutral to bullish strategy in GOOGL.
Read MoreAlimentation Couche-Tard has several growth vectors in place with a clear 5-year plan, including organic growth and growth by acquisition. Starting in March, I will increase my Smith Manoeuvre contribution from $500 to $750 monthly. CCL Industries reported another good quarter with revenue up 9% and EPS up 5%.
Read MoreGoogle stock has seen a sharp a sharp correction of close to 20% since early February when the stock was at over $200. The company has recently announced Gemini 2.5 AI reasoning model, which is beating other competitors in key tests. Google has also announced the launch of Waymo in Washington, D.C., which shows that the company is confident of launching services beyond the Sun Belt and close to federal policy.
Read MoreThe stock market is full of expensive and cheap stocks, but the hard part is determining which are still worth buying at their current price tag. "Cheap" and "expensive" in this context do not refer to the price per share but rather to the company's valuation.
Read MoreAttention has been centered on Nvidia (NVDA -1.51%) stock when it comes to the booming market in artificial intelligence (AI). The computer chip maker is now generating more than $100 billion in annual revenue and is valued as one of the largest companies in the world by market capitalization.
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