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Alphabet’s massive profit growth is just an illusion, as SpaceX and Anthropic help mask a historic cash drain

Market Watch July 23, 2026 · 2:28 pm Read Original
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−100 Bearish 0 +100 Bullish
Alphabet’s massive profit growth is just an illusion, as SpaceX and Anthropic help mask a historic cash drain

Earnings quadrupled on paper, but an analyst calls that an “illusory” performance propped up by unrealized gains from equity investments.

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Source Market Watch
Published Jul 23, 2026 · 2:28 pm
Article ID g3t760d
Original URL Open source
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Strong Bullish 93.2
−100Neutral+100
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