Alphabet dropping after earnings is an overreaction, says Deepwater's Gene Munster

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[@MollyShorters]

Alright, so I’ve stacked up a cool $134K in my emergency fund, ready to dive into investing… and now Alphabet takes a hit? Overreaction or not, I need a head start. Any golden opportunities here, or should I just throw it all into an index fund and call it a day?

[@claireNymans]

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Regarding the 3% inflation rate, it's important to note that it may not accurately reflect the true cost increases you're experiencing in your area. In our Midwestern city, real price inflation seems closer to 20%. Do you foresee a reduction in costs for essentials like food, gasoline, or insurance in the near future? We've significantly cut our spending and plan to continue doing so until prices decrease, as we feel it's our responsibility to adapt to these changes.

[@PetterNeten]

Looking at the aggregated totals by kind since 2021, when it started to take off, you can see that the embedded amount of inflation currently approaches 20%.

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Bullish or bearish, AI stocks will still dominate 2025, even beyond. Why I prefer NVIDIA is that they are better placed to maintain long-term growth potential, and provide a platform for other AI companies. I know someone who has made more than 200% from NVIDIA. I'll also take these other recommendations you made.

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[@calvinj5639]

20 billion surprise in capex yet wall street still punishes NVDA for it, incredible "professionals" we have on the 'Street'

[@RajDeelish]

The announcement is today. The punishment was last week.

[@HermannTheGreat]

They're not known for intelligence, just sales skill.

[@ticalculator830]

yeah they are not letting it recover, AVGO has recovered but not NVDA lol what a joke.

[@battousai2089]

Thank you for the sell-off so I get to buy more.

[@RowdyRowdy55]

Thank you for your liquidity!

[@IN-hw8it6]

Alphabet constantly changing the world for a better! 👍♥️

[@austinehasz3907]

I buy under $190 everytime ! They also basically said I’m giving NVDA 72B but NVDA is Flat lol

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@ congrats!

[@navsofour2892]

This company is more shady than TSLA.

[@markdc1145]

Yikes! Between the pending tariffs and Alphabet earnings drop, tech is absolutely getting hammered.

[@sunrizen]

Wouldn't it be great if all stocks were only flattish when they disappoint. Hitting new highs before earnings requires beating expectations

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Tesla: Hold my beer

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We all on a GOOGLE platform right now. Google is not going anywhere anytime soon!

[@user-stonewall]

Bullseye 😂

[@racerx2580]

That's what the American stock market is now. A gigantic overly sensitive casino.

[@PeterSedesse]

It has always been that way. It is why Benjamin Graham's The Intelligent Investor should be read by everyone. Do the homework, do the math, invest in companies with good management and then relax. Back in the day, we didn't have 24hr news, and we didn't have real-time stock price updates. It made it easier to avoid the psychology. I bought MSFT in the late 80s, I would sometimes go a full week without knowing the stock price.

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@PeterSedesse I appreciate the comment. I have technically read my first book which was a random walk down Wall Street. It's not bad it's definitely a very very beginner book. Just gives you the idea of not to FOMO in and be careful with bubbles that may form and aren't real valued investments. But I definitely will take a look at that book thank you.

[@sunrizen]

When AI begins to expand human knowledge exponentially it will require more infrastructure, well beyond 2 years. Business analysts are so shortsighted. Nvidia is the clear winner.

[@aeromotive2]

its coming.. tech always leads the way - US tech. Gov just gotta get outta the way.

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[@charliecharliecharliecharl3784]

Google could not even make a properly functional Clock app

[@Ryan-q8x]

Easy buy...when it pulls back to $160-165.

[@josephjacobs6616]

That’s what I’m thinking too as a starter

[@aeromotive2]

dunno if it'll sink that low but def a buyer on weakness

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[@hwangjoni3003]

Karma, this is a bad company, deserve this, market has spoken

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[@willberry6434]

easy buy

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Thank you for your liquidity!

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[@hnguyen6832]

The company spent its capital expenditure primarily on accelerated computing to replace older CPU servers. AI is only a portion of that spending. This same trend has occurred at Microsoft, Meta, and now Google, and Amazon is likely to follow suit. It seems these analysts are unaware of this.

[@HermannTheGreat]

They don't fully understand what they discuss because they don't care to do deep dives. The average YT investor knows as much as them, and the average seeking alpha author knows more than them.

[@moazzamhussain8128]

that's an over reaction n nvidia wasn't 😂. Just wondering what's new at google or what haven't they censored recently.

[@Ruslan_0990]

Loss because of the leap year??? 😂😂😂

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[@wendy-m8z]

I think it's going to have a big impact on NVDA... everyone always questioning how co's are making $$$ on NVDA gpu's.. Imo this answers that ?

[@robbrown4621]

What this actually means is that Google will be spending a lot more on the Nvidia GPUs that they need for Google's updating...

[@GeorgeDean-km3wm]

Strong BUY. Still early innings. NVIDIA is the dominant leader in AI and the preferred technology partner globally. Even w new competition on the horizon, NVIDIA is far ahead of the competition. 85% market share. 76% margin. Unrivaled demand for new Blackwell chip. Demand far exceeds production for Blackwell through to 2025 and beyond. No competitor has anything close to Blackwell. And forward P/E is about 33 (cheap for a high growth stock). Buy this stock and wait. You will be rewarded.

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This is Interesting because i bought NVIDIA around September last year. The company is selling shovels in a gold rush. It accounted for almost 80% of my market return last year, and I'm sure this year will present other interesting stocks.

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Should have dropped at least 20%, this is a very shady company.

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