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Big Tech's AI Stakes Inflate Earnings
Published Monday, August 3, 2026 · Updated August 4
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What We Know — Key Points
Key points are extracted by an AI model and may contain errors or omissions. Always check the original sources.- Earnings growth for the S&P 500 in the most recent quarter is up around 48% from a year ago, according to Tajinder Dhillon, LSEG's head of earnings and equity research.
What Is Claimed — Perspectives
Single-Source Coverage
- CNBC
CNBC emphasizes how venture capital portfolios, specifically stakes in AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI, are artificially inflating the reported earnings of major tech companies, leading to a distorted view of overall corporate profitability.
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