From a purely business financials perspective, a large part of the reason for the sell-off stemmed from slowing growth in data centres revenue. Google’s cloud business is a huge money driver and posted a 30 per cent increase in revenues, totalling nearly $12bn (£9.6bn).

Alphabet will face investor scrutiny over its massive spending on AI when it reports earnings on Tuesday, as revenue growth at the Google parent likely slowed in the holiday quarter due to a slowdown in its advertising and cloud businesses.

TMTPOST -- Alphabet Inc. stocks dived more than 6.9% on Wednesday, erasing all their gains in the past three weeks. Shares sold off on slower-than-expected cloud sales and Google parent’s more aggressive artificial intelligence (AI) spending amid the shock from highly-efficient Chinese upstart DeepSeek.

Alphabet's fourth-quarter earnings day is here, with numbers expected to be released after the markets close Tuesday. This will be followed by an earnings call at roughly 4:30 p.m. ET. The stock has been riding high over the past month as investors grew bullish over Google's AI investment.

Alphabet's Q4 results were mixed, leading to a 7%+ stock drop in after-hours trading. Read why I think the dip in GOOGL stock is a buying opportunity.

Q4 earnings are just around the corner. Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is set to announce its highly anticipated

Key Takeaways Google parent Alphabet is set to report fourth-quarter results after the market closes Tuesday, with analysts mostly bullish on the tech giant's stock.Analysts expect the tech giant to report growing revenue and profits.

Alphabet’s GOOGL fourth-quarter 2024 results, scheduled to be released on Feb. 4, are likely to benefit from its expanded cloud service offerings. Find the latest EPS estimates and surprises on Zacks Earnings Calendar.