Alphabet Inc. (NASDQ GOOG, GOOGL) reported its first quarter results on 21st April 2016. While the revenues grew by over 17% , the EPS growth failed to enthuse the market, which was expecting much higher growth. Post the result,
Benchmarks closed mixed on Friday following lower than expected earnings results from Microsoft and Alphabet. However, an oil price rally helped boost energy stocks which in turn had a positive impact on key U.S. indexes. The Dow continued to
Capital allocation is essentially what companies do with their financial resources to maximize shareholder value. Generally, growth companies plow cash into research and development, while companies past the growth stage initiate programs like buybacks and