Google's AI-fueled gains in cloud bode well for Amazon, Microsoft


FILE PHOTO The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan New York City New York U.S. November 17 2021. REUTERSAndrew KellyFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

(Reuters) -Google-parent Alphabet's breakout cloud sales in the July-September quarter bode well for top cloud providers Microsoft and Amazon.com, and signal that market for AI-aided computing power is only growing.

The company's stock rose 5.5% on Wednesday, a day after Alphabet posted a 35% surge in Google Cloud revenue, the fastest pace of growth in eight quarters. Analysts expected a 29% rise, according to LSEG.


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