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Yahoo FinanceAlphabet stock surges on earnings beat, dividend announcement
Alphabet reported Q1 earnings on Thursday that beat estimates. The company also announced its first-ever dividend.
Yahoo FinanceStock market today: Stocks slide after GDP report prompts inflation, growth concerns
Meta's AI reality check has dented hopes for a Big Tech revival for stocks, with a GDP update showing the US economy grew slower than expected in the first quarter.
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GDP is not the number to worry about, PCE is: Strategist
US GDP showed 1.6% growth for the first quarter, the lowest growth in 2 years. In response, US equities (^GSPC, ^DJI, ^IXIC) fell on the news, is this the number to truly be worried about? eToro Global Markets Strategist Ben Laidler joins Wealth! to give insight into what the GDP print means for investors' portfolios. Laidler remarks: "This GDP number is not great but it's not as bad as it looks. The bits we care about, business investment and the consumer are absolutely fine. This weakness was all about the things that we don't really care about and will probably bounce back next quarter, which is trade and which is inventories.Yes, I am a little bit spooked by the inflation number, but just hold that for 24 hours because tomorrow we're going to get the monthly PCE number, which will give us a lot more information as to how much we should really worry about this today. " For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Wealth! This post was written by Nicholas Jacobino
