{"id":199427,"date":"2026-03-26T13:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/alphabet-and-amazon-are-quietly-winning-the-artificial-intelligence-ai-race-while-microsoft-stumbles-should-you-buy-either-stock-right-now\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:35:14","slug":"alphabet-and-amazon-are-quietly-winning-the-artificial-intelligence-ai-race-while-microsoft-stumbles-should-you-buy-either-stock-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/alphabet-and-amazon-are-quietly-winning-the-artificial-intelligence-ai-race-while-microsoft-stumbles-should-you-buy-either-stock-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Alphabet and Amazon Are Quietly Winning the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Race While Microsoft Stumbles. Should You Buy Either Stock Right Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/articles\/alphabet-amazon-quietly-winning-artificial-152500891.html\">Alphabet and Amazon Are Quietly Winning the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Race While Microsoft Stumbles. Should You Buy Either Stock Right Now?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/articles\/alphabet-amazon-quietly-winning-artificial-152500891.html\">https:\/\/www.aol.com\/articles\/alphabet-amazon-quietly-winning-artificial-152500891.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-26 13:27:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.aol.com\">www.aol.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are 6 key points summarizing the article:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Microsoft has significantly declined in value this year, falling into bear market territory with a loss of over 21%. Meanwhile, Amazon and Alphabet are keeping up better with the overall market performance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The primary reason for Microsoft&#8217;s decline is the concern that its heavy spending on AI infrastructure may not yield a return. Microsoft spent $37.5 billion in Q2 2026, a 65% increase from the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The major tech companies, including Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet, are collectively spending hundreds of billions of dollars on AI infrastructure this year. This spending could hurt their free cash flows significantly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article argues that while AI is a solid long-term investment, many AI-related stocks may end the first quarter in the red for 2026. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite has declined nearly 7% year-to-date.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; When considering the three companies, the article suggests that Alphabet may be the better choice now due to its high-profit advertising business, which is less vulnerable to concerns over AI overspending.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Motley Fool Stock Advisor recommends 10 other stocks that could produce large returns in the coming years, noting that Alphabet was not among their top picks.<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alphabet and Amazon Are Quietly Winning the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Race While Microsoft Stumbles. 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