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Wall Street Increasingly Demands Tangible Financial Returns From AI Investments as Big Tech Reports Earnings
Yahoo Finance AI · April 28, 2026
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- •Dan Herbatschek, CEO of Ramsey Theory Group, characterizes the current period as potentially transformative as major tech firms including Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Alphabet report their earnings, with scrutiny directed toward return on AI investments.
- •Investors are shifting focus from ambitious AI narratives to demand tangible financial outcomes and performance metrics that demonstrate real-world productivity gains and competitive differentiation.
- •Alphabet closed at $350.34 up 1.7% near its 52-week high; Microsoft closed at $424.82 ending the day flat; ServiceNow settled at $90.45 up 0.3%; Oracle settled at $172.96 down 0.2%; Apple ended at $267.61 down 1.3%.
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