Costs of AI Leadership: GOOGL Strong Growth Comes with Negative Cash Flow

Alphabet (GOOGL) "owns the mine, the shovel factory," and just about everything it needs to lead the AI race, argues Tiffany McGhee. However, she says the Mag 7 giant's negative free cash flow raises a yellow flag. Stephanie Walter agrees that Alphabet's breadth is the strongest sticking point for forward momentum, though points to confusion on how it uses AI as the biggest concern.