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AI Spending Is Fine. The Test Is Cash Flow | Daily Market Updates 29 Oct 2026
Microsoft and Alphabet reported on the same night, and the AI trade split in two. Microsoft rose after hours on Azure +48% and $18.6B of free cash flow. Alphabet fell 7% to 11% after a miss and a second straight quarter of negative free cash flow (minus $9.1B), even as Google Clo
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