Alphabet, Microsoft Earnings Boost Market
Earnings reports from Google’s parent Alphabet and Microsoft breathed new life into the market on Friday. The “Magnificent Seven” group that includes the aforementioned tech stocks, along with Tesla, Apple, Amazon.com, Meta Platforms and Nvidia, were on track to add $686 billion in market capitalization this week, according to Dow Jones Market Data. Alphabet stock was up 10% in recent trading, Nvidia stock was up 5.5%, Amazon stock was up 3.6%, and Microsoft stock was up 2.6%.