Microsoft trades at 30 times estimated earnings, above its long-term history and at a premium to the Nasdaq 100 Index’s multiple of 24.4. Alphabet is cheaper, with a multiple below 21 ...

On Thursday, just off the heels of Meta's mixed first-quarter results that caused a dip on Wall Street, Microsoft and Alphabet just proved that there's money to be made off of artificial intelligence.

Alphabet is poised to be the fourth U.S. company to top the $2 trillion market cap milestone, joining Microsoft, Apple and Nvidia. Friday will mark 947 trading days since the company reached the $ ...