About this episode

The episode discusses the quarterly results of major tech companies and the implications for the economy and AI spending.

Yesterday, we got quarterly results for some of the biggest companies in the economy, including Google parent company Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta. Investors have been pinning hopes on Big Tech. We'll do the numbers on tech firms' earnings and discuss whether the good times — and big spending on AI — can last. But first, the U.S. economy grew faster in the first three months of this year, and we'll outline challenges awaiting Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve.

People in this episode

Host: Marketplace

Topics covered

• Big Tech earnings
• U.S. economy growth
• Federal Reserve
• AI spending
• investor sentiment

Keywords

• Big Tech
• earnings report
• U.S. economy
• Federal Reserve
• AI investment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta

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