Alphabet’s massive profit growth is just an illusion, as SpaceX and Anthropic help mask a historic cash drain
MarketWatch· Hannah Pedone· Jul 23, 2026 · 2:28 PM
Earnings quadrupled on paper, but an analyst calls that an “illusory” performance propped up by unrealized gains from equity investments.
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