Alphabet and Microsoft Earnings Will Put Investors’ AI Stress to the Test
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Alphabet and Microsoft represent a combined 11.5% of the S&P 500 index, and they’re both slated to report earnings on Wednesday.
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Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOG | +7.16% | +4.35% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| MSFT | +1.77% | +1.61% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
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| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLD | three days earlier | +3.37% | final price |
| GLD | five days earlier | +3.56% | final price |
| GOOG | three days earlier | +4.35% | final price |
| GOOG | five days earlier | +7.16% | final price |
| MSFT | three days earlier | +1.61% | final price |
| MSFT | five days earlier | +1.77% | final price |
| QQQ | three days earlier | +2.99% | final price |
| QQQ | five days earlier | +2.00% | final price |
| SPY | three days earlier | +1.75% | final price |
| SPY | five days earlier | +0.89% | final price |
| TLT | three days earlier | -1.35% | final price |
| TLT | five days earlier | -2.31% | final price |
Congressional trades in the stocks in this story
- Rep. Michael Rulli sold Alphabet (GOOG), worth $50,001 - $100,000 on 16 Oct 2026. That is 10 days before publication. Filed 19 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Cleo Fields bought Alphabet (GOOG), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 14 Sep 2026. That is 42 days before publication. Filed 1 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Scott Scott Franklin sold Alphabet (GOOG) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 20 Aug 2026. That is 67 days before publication. Filed 17 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Lisa McClain bought Microsoft (MSFT) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 30 Sep 2026. That is 26 days before publication. Filed 12 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Michael Rulli sold Microsoft (MSFT), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 28 Sep 2026. That is 28 days before publication. Filed 2 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar sold Microsoft (MSFT), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 24 Sep 2026. That is 32 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
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