[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-aggregator-alphabet-to-invest-another-dol1060199b0af-9375-7b23-be2d-886d4229cff8":3},{"id":4,"timestamp":5,"title":6,"content":7,"link":8,"preview":9,"tags":10,"predictedTags":11,"showTags":12,"source":13,"reactions":14,"selfReactions":15,"logo":16,"sourceId":17,"sourceUserId":18,"asset":19,"tagsCategories":20,"totalComments":21,"lang":22,"unique_views_count":21,"enrichStatus":19,"triageKind":18,"triageImportance":18,"expandEligible":18,"summarizeEligible":18,"eventEligible":18,"eventType":18,"eventAction":18},"alphabet-to-invest-another-dol1060199b0af-9375-7b23-be2d-886d4229cff8","1759604602000","Alphabet to Invest Another $4B to AI Data Centers, GOOGL Dips","\u003Cp>Shares in Alphabet (GOOGL) dipped to end the week after the company announced a $4B funding venture for AI data centers in Arkansas. The funding will contribute to Google’s first data center in the state — located in West Memphis — along with cloud and AI infrastructure, and local programs to increase energy resilience and affordability for local residents. Despite the good news for AI development, GOOGL stock is down 2% over the last week. \u003C/p>\u003Cp>The company also announced it is launching a $25 million Energy Impact Fund to help scale energy efficiency and affordability initiatives for residents in Crittenden County and the surrounding area. \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Fortunately, Wall Street analysts are giving positive ratings to GOOGL shares, forecasting gains ahead due to the AI efforts. Saira Malik, chief investment officer at Nuveen, said in a recent program on CNBC that Alphabet Inc. continues to be a leader in the AI space. “Looking at Alphabet, people are worried about what the impact of OpenAI will be on Google’s advertising business and genesis. I think the impact is not going to be as great as people think, and you have the upside from Waymo and their YouTube business.”\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https://watcher.guru/news/alphabet-how-search-cloud-business-may-boom-googl-stock\">Also Read: Alphabet: How Search, Cloud Business May Boom GOOGL Stock\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Several other analysts have also issued bullish research reports about Alphabet (GOOGL). Pivotal Research lifted its price target on Alphabet from $245.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Out of 73 analysts surveyed by CNN, 82% rate GOOGL as a buy, while 0% are opting to sell. Jefferies raised the firm’s price target on Alphabet (GOOGL) to $285 from $230 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. At press time, the stock is trading near the top of its 52-week range and above its 200-day simple moving average.\u003C/p>","https://watcher.guru/news/alphabet-to-invest-another-4b-to-ai-data-centers-googl-dips","https://watcher.guru/news/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Alphabet-Google-Stock.jpg","[\"Stocks\",\"Alphabet (GOOGL)\"]","[\"Near\"]","[{\"name\":\"Near\",\"logo\":\"https://toscalepublic.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images/blockchains/near.png\"}]","106",[],[],"https://toscalepublic.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images/news-feeds/sources/watcher-guru.png","Watcher Guru",null,"","[\"Crypto\"]","0","EN"]