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Amazon and Alphabet both posted strong earnings in Q4 and are investing heavily in AI. Click here to find out which stock is a better buy.

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) are two leaders in the lucrative cloud computing business. *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Feb. 23, 2025. The video was published on Feb.

Investors in AI-focused companies like Amazon are relying more on sentiment than fundamentals to generate attractive returns.

Both Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) fell following their Q4 results over the past few weeks. It wasn't for the strength each displayed in Q4; rather, it was ...