ETFs to Watch as Alphabet Rides Cloud Surge, Beats Estimates
Alphabet GOOGL came up with first-quarter 2026 earnings on April 29, after market close. Earnings of $5.11 per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.64 by a staggering 93.56%. The bottom line marked an improvement of 81.85% from earnings of $2.81 per share recorded in the same period last year.
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Amazon’s AI spending problem may have a demand answer.
The company’s cloud backlog — future business Amazon has already contracted but has not yet turned into revenue — jumped to $364 billion in the first quarter, CEO Andy Jassy said on the company’s earnings call.
And that figure doesn’t include Amazon’s recently announced Anthropic deal for more than $100 billion.
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Gold Rate Today in Chandigarh (as on 5 May, 2026)
Editor’s Note: This page was originally published in January 2023 and has been updated with the latest developments regularly since then.
Gold Rate in Chandigarh FAQs
On 5 May 2026, the market rate for 22 karat gold in Chandigarh stands at ₹13,686 per gram.
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Read MoreThe Burst
Is This Old Buffett Favorite Now Worth Buying?
Once upon a time Wells Fargo was beloved by Warren Buffett. Despite scandal after scandal plaguing the company, his conviction couldn’t be shaken, until finally the accumulation of issues appeared to spark a sell.
As a reminder, here are the scandals that rocked Wells Fargo over the years:
- September 2016: The fake account scandal
- September 2016: Improperly repossessing service members’ cars
- December 2016: Wells Fargo fails its ‘living will’ test
- March 2017: More fake accounts
- March 2017: Flunked community lending test
- April 2017: Whistleblower wins $5.4 million and his job back
- August 2017: Lawsuit over overcharging small business retailers
- February 2018: Sacramento sues over discrimination against black and Latino borrowers
- March 2018: Wealth management investigation emerges
- April 2018: $1 billion settlement for mortgage locks and auto-loan issues
- May 2018: Altering business information without client knowledge
- May 2018: $480 million to settle securities-fraud lawsuit
- June 2018: SEC fine for leading investors astray
- July 2018: Refunds over add-ons like pet insurance and legal services
- August 2018: Hundreds of houses foreclosed on due to computer glitch
- August 2018: Wells Fargo pays $2.1 billion for its role in housing bubble
- March 2019: Wells Fargo among advisors sanctioned by SEC for fee-disclosure practices
Since Buffett offloaded his position,
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Is Buffett Primed To Pounce On a Crash?
In 2024, value investing legend Warren Buffett did the seemingly unthinkable by selling stocks aggressively in a year that saw the S&P 500 climb by about 23 percent.
While the exact figures on Buffett’s selling won’t be known until Berkshire Hathaway releases its Q4 earnings report, the total stood at a staggering $133 billion as of the end of Q3.
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
Secret To Billionaire’s Success Is…
Ray Dalio is the founder and co-chief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates, one of the largest and most successful hedge funds in the world. So, what is the secret to his success and how did he get so rich?
How Has Dalio Crushed The Market?
Hedge Fund Research reports that Bridgewater’s flagship pure alpha fund generated an annualized return of 12.6% since its inception in 1991,