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GE HealthCare Technologies is a leading medical technology firm with leading market share in imaging and ultrasound equipment. The company reports four major segments: imaging (45% of revenue), advanced visualization solutions (26%), patient care solutions (16%), and pharmaceutical diagnostics (13%). The company's sales are geographically diverse, with the United States, EMEA, China, and the rest of the world accounting for 46%, 26%, 12%, and 17% respectively. We estimate approximately half of its revenue is recurring, which consists of servicing (about one third of revenue), pharmaceutical diagnostics (about 10%-15%), and digital solutions (just over 5%).

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Truist Securities analyst Tobey Sommer maintains Kforce (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KFRC#NYSE">KFRC</a>) with a Hold and lowers the price target from $50 to $46.

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Truist Securities Maintains Hold on Kforce, Lowers Price Target to $46

JP Morgan analyst Philip Cusick maintains Walt Disney (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIS#NYSE">DIS</a>) with a Overweight and raises the price target from $130 to $138.

JP Morgan Maintains Overweight on Walt Disney, Raises Price Target to $138

JP Morgan analyst Harlan Sur maintains Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CDNS#NASDAQ">CDNS</a>) with a Overweight and raises the price target from $330 to $390.

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JP Morgan Maintains Overweight on Cadence Design Systems, Raises Price Target to $390

JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JPM#NYSE">JPM</a>) is in late-stage negotiations to take over Apple Inc&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) credit card partnership from Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GS#NYSE">GS</a>), according to a Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/jpmorgan-chase-nears-a-deal-to-take-over-apples-credit-card-program-0bbcdda8">report</a>. 
What To Know: The discussions, which began in early 2024, have reportedly accelerated, with JPMorgan emerging as Apple&#8217;s preferred successor.
While no deal is finalized, a potential agreement would grant America&#8217;s largest bank access to Apple&#8217;s vast and loyal customer base, creating significant opportunities to cross-sell other financial products and services. 
For Apple, leveraging JPMorgan&#8217;s extensive consumer banking infrastructure could enhance its ability to offer financing and payment solutions for its popular devices.
What Else: The Apple Card is a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/apple-card">credit card</a> created by Apple, designed for seamless use with Apple Pay and the Apple Wallet on iPhones and other Apple devices. Launched in 2019, it is known for features like daily cash back, no annual or late fees and user-friendly financial tracking tools integrated directly into the Wallet app.
The program was launched in a high-profile partnership with Goldman Sachs, which served as the issuing bank. This marked a major foray into consumer finance for Goldman Sachs. 
However, the venture has reportedly been <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/04/44601859/visa-offers-100-million-to-secure-apple-card-network-in-a-bid-to-outdo-mastercard-report">challenging</a> for the investment bank, leading to significant financial losses and prompting its desire to exit the consumer lending space. This has paved the way for a new financial partner, potentially JPMorgan, to take over the program.
Benzinga Edge Rankings: According to <a href="http://benzinga.grsm.io/register174">Benzinga Edge</a> stock rankings, which evaluate companies on four key metrics, JPMorgan demonstrates exceptional strength in Momentum and Growth, with high scores of 83.14 and 84.34, respectively. 
This data suggests the stock has strong positive price trends and robust growth fundamentals. The company receives a moderate Quality score of 55.42.
Price Action: According to data from <a href="https://benzinga.grsm.io/register174">Benzinga Pro</a>, JPM shares are trading marginally lower at $297.97 Tuesday morning. The stock has a 52-week high of $301.29 and a 52-week low of $190.90.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">How To Buy JPM Stock</h2>
Besides going to a brokerage platform to purchase a share &#8211; or fractional share &#8211; of stock, you can also gain access to shares either by buying an exchange traded fund (ETF) that holds the stock itself, or by allocating yourself to a strategy in your 401(k) that would seek to acquire shares in a mutual fund or other instrument. 
For example, in JPMorgan Chase&#8217;s case, it is in the Financials sector. An ETF will likely hold shares in many liquid and large companies that help track that sector, allowing an investor to gain exposure to the trends within that segment.
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JPMorgan In Advanced Talks To Take Over Apple Card Program: Report

As the technology sector grapples with shifting investor sentiment, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/software">smaller software companies </a>are capturing attention with their resilience and growth potential. Blackline Inc.'s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BL#NASDAQ">BL</a>) performance could improve meaningfully in the back half of the year, according to Raymond James.
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<li>BL is gaining ground. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/BL" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Track it now here.</a></li>
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The Blackline Analyst: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/63c675b7691c6f0001c07136/alexander-sklar">Analyst Alexander Sklar</a> upgraded the rating to &#8220;Outperform&#8221; while maintaining the price target at $67.
The Blackline Thesis: Sentiment in the application software segment has been mixed following the earnings releases by large cap companies, Sklar said in the upgrade note.
Check out <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings">other analyst stock ratings</a>.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Could Vertical Software Companies Lead The Charge?</h2>
Among the smaller-cap software companies, vertical names have outperformed on average due to "the perception they deliver more consistent growth and have a higher degree of defensibility against AI," he added.
Blackline is among the companies in the sector whose likelihood of upside revisions is the highest, for both the back half of the year and 2026, which can "demonstrate accelerations in growth and bookings," the analyst stated.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Surprising Growth Potential For Blackline</h2>
For Blackline, there is the "potential for a narrative shift to occur over the coming quarters coincident with improved bookings and profitability support," he further wrote.
BL Price Action: BlackLine shares were up 0.99% at $56.25 at the time of publication on Tuesday<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">, according to Benzinga Pro data.</a>
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Blackline Set To Defy AI Fears With Robust Growth And Bookings Surge

Procter &amp; Gamble Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PG#NYSE">PG</a>), maker of popular brands such as Gillette, Tide, Pampers and Crest, released its fourth-quarter earnings report on Tuesday and issued the fiscal 2026 outlook.
Gillette maker reported<a target="_blank" href="https://us.pg.com/newsroom/news-releases/PG-Announces-Fourth-Quarter-and-Fiscal-Year-2025-Results/" rel="noreferrer noopener"> fourth-quarter</a> adjusted earnings per share of $1.48, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $1.42.
Quarterly sales of $20.889 billion (+2% year over year) outpaced the street view of $20.765 billion.
Organic sales, which exclude the impacts of foreign exchange and acquisitions and divestitures, also increased 2%.
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Higher pricing and favorable mix impacts contributed a 1% increase in sales growth.
Organic sales grew across all segments, with Beauty, Grooming, Fabric &amp; Home Care, and Baby, Feminine &amp; Family Care each increasing by 1% and Health Care rising by 2% year over year.
Reported gross margin for the quarter under review decreased 50 basis points to 49.1% year over year.
Core gross margin for the quarter decreased 70 basis points compared to the same quarter a year ago, or 50 basis points on a currency-neutral basis.&nbsp;
Operating margin jumped 190 basis points to 20.8% in the quarter under review.
In June 2025, the company announced a portfolio and productivity plan aimed at improving its<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/06/45791411/procter-gamble-to-eliminate-7000-roles-divest-brands-in-new-restructuring-strategy" rel="noreferrer noopener"> cost structure and competitiveness.</a>
As part of the plan, it expects to incur $1 to $1.6 billion in non-core restructuring costs over two years, including reducing up to 7,000 non-manufacturing overhead roles by the end of fiscal 2027.
Half of the costs are expected to be incurred by the end of fiscal 2026, with the rest in fiscal 2027. The company exited the quarter with cash and equivalents worth $9.482 billion.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Outlook</h2>
Procter &amp; Gamble expects fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS in the range of $6.83 to $7.09, compared with the $6.99 consensus estimate.
The company projects FY2026 sales between $85.126 billion and $88.498 billion, versus the estimated $86.492 billion. GAAP EPS is forecasted between $6.71 and $7.09, compared with the $6.95 estimate.
The company estimates a headwind of around $200 million after-tax from unfavorable commodity costs and a net headwind of roughly $250 million after-tax from modestly higher net interest expense.
Procter &amp; Gamble sees a&nbsp;headwind of 39 cents per share for fiscal 2026, or a 6% drag on core EPS growth.
The company's outlook includes around $1 billion before-tax, or approximately $800 million after-tax, in higher costs from tariffs.&nbsp;
"In&nbsp;fiscal 2026, we expect to deliver another year of organic sales growth, Core EPS growth and strong adjusted free cash flow productivity," said Chief Executive Officer Jon Moeller.&nbsp;
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Management Transition</h2>
In a separate release, the firm announced that Shailesh Jejurikar, currently Chief Operating Officer, will succeed Jon Moeller as Procter &amp; Gamble's President and Chief Executive Officer, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/07/b46674692/shailesh-jejurikar-elected-p-g-president-and-chief-executive-officer" rel="noreferrer noopener">effective January 1, 2026.</a>
The board has also nominated Jejurikar to stand for election as a Director at the annual shareholder meeting in October 2025.
On January 1, 2026, Jon Moeller will become Procter &amp; Gamble's Executive Chairman.
Price Action: PG shares are trading higher by 0.10% to $157.27 at last check Tuesday.
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Truist Securities analyst Youssef Squali maintains ODDITY Tech (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ODD#NASDAQ">ODD</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $65 to $78.

Truist Securities Maintains Buy on ODDITY Tech, Raises Price Target to $78

JP Morgan analyst Jessica Fye maintains Ascendis Pharma (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ASND#NASDAQ">ASND</a>) with a Overweight and raises the price target from $245 to $254.

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JP Morgan Maintains Overweight on Ascendis Pharma, Raises Price Target to $254

Truist Securities analyst Joon Lee maintains PTC Therapeutics (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PTCT#NASDAQ">PTCT</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $80 to $86.

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Truist Securities Maintains Buy on PTC Therapeutics, Raises Price Target to $86

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To gain an edge, this is what you need to know today.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Contrary Indicator</h4>
Please <a href="https://thearorareport.com/stock-market-chart-analysis-fomc-meeting-interest-rates-trade-talks-spy-mc-07292025">click here</a> for an enlarged chart of SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&amp;P 500 (SPX).
Note the following:
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<li>The stock market continues to hit new all time highs.</li>
<li>The chart shows the stock market is comfortably above zone 1 (support).</li>
<li>RSI on the chart shows the stock market is extremely overbought.&nbsp; Overbought markets are susceptible to a pullback.</li>
<li>Sentiment in the stock market remains extremely positive.&nbsp; When sentiment is in the extreme positive zone, it is a contrary signal because almost everyone who is going to buy in the short term has already bought it.&nbsp; When negative news comes, there are no buyers left to cushion the fall.&nbsp; In plain English, this means to be cautious.&nbsp; It is important to remember sentiment is not a precise timing indicator.</li>
<li>Important earnings this morning from UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH), PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL), Spotify Technology SA (SPOT), United Parcel Service Inc (UPS), Sysco Corp (SYY), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL) are below whisper numbers.  So far, the momo crowd is oblivious.  Even non-momo crowd investors do not seem to be concerned as they are focused on earnings from Microsoft Corp (MSFT), Meta Platforms Inc (META), Apple Inc (AAPL), and Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) later this week.</li>
<li>The FOMC meeting starts today under extreme pressure to cut interest rates.  The Fed will announce its interest rate decision tomorrow at 2pm ET followed by a press conference by Fed Chair Powell at 2:30pm ET.  Tomorrow may be one of the few times there is dissent at the Fed if there is not a rate cut.  The consensus is for no rate cut.  However, in our analysis, a surprise rate cut cannot be ruled out.</li>
<li>Trade talks between the U.S. and China are continuing.</li>
<li>The E.U. and the U.S. are nailing down details of the trade deal.</li>
<li>Consumer confidence and JOLTS job openings were released at 10am ET. </li>
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<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Magnificent Seven Money Flows</h4>
In the early trade, money flows are positive in Amazon (AMZN) and NVIDIA Corp (NVDA).
In the early trade, money flows are neutral in Apple (AAPL), Meta (META), and Microsoft (MSFT).
In the early trade, money flows are negative in Alphabet Inc Class C (GOOG) and Tesla Inc (TSLA).
In the early trade, money flows are positive in S&amp;P 500 ETF (SPY) and Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ).
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Momo Crowd And Smart Money In Stocks</h4>
Investors can gain an edge by knowing money flows in SPY and QQQ.  Investors can get a bigger edge by knowing when smart money is buying stocks, gold, and oil.  The most popular ETF for gold is SPDR Gold Trust (GLD).  The most popular ETF for silver is iShares Silver Trust (SLV).  The most popular ETF for oil is United States Oil ETF (USO).
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Bitcoin</h4>
Bitcoin is seeing buying.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Our Protection Band And What To Do Now</h4>
Consider continuing to hold good, very long term, existing positions. Based on individual risk preference, consider a protection band consisting of cash or Treasury bills or short-term tactical trades as well as short to medium term hedges and short term hedges. This is a good way to protect yourself and participate in the upside at the same time.
You can determine your protection bands by adding cash to hedges.&nbsp; The high band of the protection is appropriate for those who are older or conservative. The low band of the protection is appropriate for those who are younger or aggressive.&nbsp; If you do not hedge, the total cash level should be more than stated above but significantly less than cash plus hedges.
A protection band of 0% would be very bullish and would indicate full investment with 0% in cash.&nbsp; A protection band of 100% would be very bearish and would indicate a need for aggressive protection with cash and hedges or aggressive short selling.
It is worth reminding that you cannot take advantage of new upcoming opportunities if you are not holding enough cash.&nbsp; When adjusting hedge levels, consider adjusting partial stop quantities for stock positions (non ETF); consider using wider stops on remaining quantities and also allowing more room for high beta stocks.&nbsp; High beta stocks are the ones that move more than the market.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Traditional 60/40 Portfolio</h4>
Probability based risk reward adjusted for inflation does not favor long duration strategic bond allocation at this time.
Those who want to stick to traditional 60% allocation to stocks and 40% to bonds may consider focusing on only high quality bonds and bonds of five year duration or less.&nbsp; Those willing to bring sophistication to their investing may consider using bond ETFs as tactical positions and not strategic positions at this time.
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Reuters Cites China's Top Trade Negotiator Li Saying We Will Continue To Maintain Communication; Have Timely Communication On Trade And Economic Issues

Reuters Cites China's Top Trade Negotiator Li Saying China, U.S. Teams Continued To Make Use Of Trade Consultation Mechanism; Two Sides Had Candid, In-depth, Constructive Discussions; Two Sides Realized Importance Of Maintaining Healthy, Stable Relations; Had Comprehensive, In-depth Exchanges Of Macroeconomics; We Reviewed Implementation Of Geneva Consensus; Both Sides Will Continue To Push Forward Extension Of Pause Of Reciprocal Tariffs As Well As Chinese Countermeasures

JP Morgan analyst Peter Peng maintains Amkor Tech (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMKR#NASDAQ">AMKR</a>) with a Overweight and raises the price target from $25 to $27.

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JP Morgan Maintains Overweight on Amkor Tech, Raises Price Target to $27

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Watching Stoneridge; Shares Spike Higher, Hearing Zacks Under $10 Newsletter Picks Stock

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Grifols S.A. Q2 Revenue €1.89 Billion Up From €1.82B YoY; EPS €0.17 Up From €0.02 YoY

<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="768" src="https://contributor-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/29150729/Google-Benzinga-Image-1-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-16604" srcset="https://contributor-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/29150729/Google-Benzinga-Image-1-1.png 1024w,https://contributor-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/29150729/Google-Benzinga-Image-1-1-300x225.png 300w,https://contributor-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/29150729/Google-Benzinga-Image-1-1-768x576.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Google&#8217;s operating expenses burdened by global lawsuits. Image created by the author.</figcaption></figure>
Google's earnings looked good enough on Wednesday to see it outperform Meta Platforms (META) for the remainder of the week. But hidden in the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/wiim/25/07/46597472/alphabet-shares-are-trading-higher-after-the-company-reported-better-than-expected-q2-financial-resu">earnings report</a> was this little gem: Alphabet, best known as Google, (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) is still facing an unrelenting onslaught of lawsuits from numerous countries. Could this be a serious headwind versus its rivals?
The company said that total operating expenses increased 20% in the second quarter to $26.1 billion. "The biggest driver of that was expenses for legal and other matters, which reflected the impact of a $1.4 billion charge related to a settlement in a legal case," noted Anat Ashkenazi, senior vice president at Alphabet and Google during the <a href="https://abc.xyz/assets/33/56/fb1a5b3646e6a8aabe50554d5056/2025-q2-earnings-transcript.pdf">earnings call</a> on Thursday. &nbsp;"Operating margin was flat year-on-year at 40.1%&#8230;partially offset by the legal charge," he said.
Google's <a href="https://abc.xyz/assets/31/51/97b903cd4743a29a94024b1e531b/goog-10-q-q2-2025.pdf">10-Q filing</a> discloses a wide range of legal proceedings beginning with the European Commission's (EC) 2017 lawsuit and resulting $3 billion fine and ending with two 2024 EC cases against it, where the company says they cannot even "estimate a possible loss."
In the first quarter of the year, Google showed a 17% annualized increase in General and Administrative costs, with the second quarter rising a bit more. Legal risks to Google are now some of the worst facing Big Tech. They are losing cases, absorbing fines, and paying settlements.
The most recent major legal case Google lost is a federal antitrust ruling in April 2025, where U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/17/judge-rules-google-holds-illegal-adtech-monopoly-00295953">found</a> that Google holds an illegal monopoly in two online advertising markets. The court ruled that Google violated U.S. antitrust laws by willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power over parts of the digital advertising ecosystem, specifically tying its ad server and ad exchange businesses in violation of the Sherman Act – the country's premier economic fairness law.
That ruling was Google&#8217;s second significant antitrust loss in under a year. There are constant rumors flying of it <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/legal/25/03/44208199/googles-monopoly-fight-just-got-more-intense-justice-department-reaffirms-plan-to-split-up-the-tech-giant-in-historic-antitrust-battle">being broken into pieces</a>, though some say this will be good news for Google shareholders.
"Breakups often promise to unlock shareholder value in theory but fail in practice, this case appears to be an exception, one where real value could be realized," Gene Munster, managing partner at Deepwater Asset Management, was quoted saying by well-known Google beat writer David Streitfeld at The New York Times on June 2.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Russia, Turkey, UK Follow EU With Google Lawsuits</h2>
Google lawsuits are trending in the wrong direction for Alphabet investors.
In their 10-Q, Google says that a case in Russia is unlikely to have a materially adverse effect on their bottom line, but the company still faces a staggering dispute against 17 Russian TV networks over the removal of their YouTube channels.&nbsp; Alphabet owns YouTube.
The total amount of fines imposed on the company by Russia stands at approximately 46 billion rubles, or around $580 million.
Google has already paid around 25 billion rubles ($325 million) – <a href="https://iz.ru/en/node/1857290">13 billion</a> rubles ($163 million) reported by Russian news publishers Izvestiya and <a href="https://www.interfax.ru/russia/838921">7 billion</a> rubles ($88 million) reported by the Interfax newswire, and <a href="https://fssp.gov.ru/iss/ip/?is%5Bvariant%5D=2&amp;is%5Bdrtr_name%5D=281118%2F25%2F98077-%D0%B8%D0%BF">5 billion</a> rubles ($63 million) more according to publicly available records.
Even though Google downplays this legal risk, the political environment in Russia makes it more uncertain. Courts have previously frozen billions in local assets of foreign companies. For instance, a Russian court froze <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-17/russian-court-freezes-unicredit-assets-on-gazprom-venture-claim">$1 billion in local assets</a> linked to UniCredit last year, as well as to Germany&#8217;s Deutsche Bank AG and Commerzbank AG.
Google is under increasing legal and regulatory scrutiny no matter where you look:

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<li>Risk of $35 billion in other EU fines, with Google admitting it failed to resolve discord, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/google-says-discord-over-search-results-is-unresolved-risks-eu-antitrust-fine-2025-07-09/">reported</a> on July 9.</li>
<li>Google is likely to lose its appeal of the EU's 4.3 billion euro Android fine (final ruling expected soon).</li>
<li>A $314 million jury verdict in California over misused cell phone data.</li>
<li>U.S. antitrust trial with Texas could lead to over $100 billion in potential penalties for ad tech unlawful dominance.</li>
<li>New EU complaint from publishers over AI Overviews misusing web content.</li>
<li>Additional "mammoth complaints" in the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44857710/google-faces-a-mammoth-66-billion-lawsuit-in-the-uk-over-suspected-market-dominance-abuse">UK</a>, Turkey and South Africa.</li>
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Google did not return a request for comment made Thursday during market hours.
Other countries are smelling blood in the water around Google. But there is good news for Alphabet.
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="560" src="https://contributor-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/29143855/Tradeing-View-1024x560.png" alt="" class="wp-image-16599" srcset="https://contributor-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/29143855/Tradeing-View-1024x560.png 1024w,https://contributor-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/29143855/Tradeing-View-300x164.png 300w,https://contributor-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/29143855/Tradeing-View-768x420.png 768w,https://contributor-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/29143855/Tradeing-View.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Chart Source: Benzinga Meta Platforms has been a better investment for Big Tech holders, with Google underperforming the QQQ for the last 12 months. Google trades at lower multiples, and usually outperforms the Nasdaq, setting the table for a Google run to catch its peers. </figcaption></figure>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Google is Loaded. But Meta Outperforms.</h2>
In 2024 alone, Google was fined nearly $2.9 billion (primarily from antitrust penalties), according to <a href="https://proton.me/tech-fines-tracker#:~:text=In%202024%2C%20Alphabet%2C%20Google%27s%20parent,that%27s%20almost%20impossible%20to%20imagine">Proton's tech fines tracker</a>. Some examples include a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/12/36296656/google-agrees-to-700m-settlement-in-antitrust-case-promises-play-store-policy-revisions">$700 million settlement</a> in late 2023 resolving an all-50-state antitrust lawsuit over Google's Play Store practices, and a record <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/09/google-texas-privacy-lawsuit-settlement-ken-paxton/">$1.375 billion</a> privacy settlement with Texas in 2025 for alleged unlawful data tracking. Google also settled a 40-state location-tracking case for <a href="https://proton.me/tech-fines-tracker#:~:text=Google%E2%80%99s%20%24391%20million%20settlement%20pushes,over%20%243%20billion%20in%202022">$391.5 million</a> in 2022, based on Proton's tech fines tracker.
Despite billions in fines, <a href="https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/GOOG/alphabet/operating-expenses#:~:text=Alphabet%20Operating%20Expenses%202010,">Alphabet's operating expenses can cover it</a>. They had about $208 billion in operating expenses in 2022, then $223 billion in 2023 and rising slightly to <a href="https://abc.xyz/assets/a3/91/6d1950c148fa84c7d699abe05284/2024q4-alphabet-earnings-release.pdf#:~:text=Results%20abc,2022%20to%20the%20Quarter">$237.6 billion in 2024</a>. This means Google's legal payouts are on the order of 1% or less of its yearly operating costs.
Meanwhile, Meta's legal expenses are also substantial, but its expense base is smaller than its Big Tech rival.
The largest recent hit was a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas, announced last year, over Facebook's past use of facial recognition without consent. That was their <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/07/40047183/meta-hit-with-largest-ever-state-privacy-fine-texas-ag-secures-1-4b-settlement">largest-ever fine</a> imposed by a state, and right around what Texas charged Google. 
In May 2023, the EU fined Meta 1.2 billion euros for violations in data transfers – the biggest fine under Europe's digital security rules at the time. Google looks ready to double that payout to the EU, however, when considering the <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/record-45-bln-eu-fine-punished-its-innovation-google-tells-eu-court-2025-01-28/">massive Android case</a> alone.
Year to date, Meta is up 22% and Google is far behind, up under 2%.  Meta is up over 55% in the last 12 months, with Google up 11%. Google is also trailing far behind the Nasdaq, as measured by the Invesco Nasdaq Trust (QQQ) ETF.
For this reason, Google shares are cheaper than Meta. Google trades at forward price to earnings of 20.6 times while Meta investors will pay 27.9 times for a fairly similar product line, and a similar AI sidebar play. And less legal risk.
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At 25, most people are just starting their careers. But one coder claims he's retired, living in Costa Rica, running a &#8220;small hacking and dev company&#8221; and managing crypto projects that pull in seven figures a month.
His story, shared in the r/AMA "Ask Me Anything" subreddit, reads like a Silicon Valley fairytale: A self-taught coder by 15; freelancing on projects by 17; and diving headfirst into blockchain and smart contracts — including with some &#8220;super shady clients,&#8221; he said. Now, he's relaxing in Central America with his girlfriend, sipping weekend drinks and overseeing a loosely defined tech operation.
But how much of it is real? And what does his path say about the new wave of tech wealth built on crypto, anonymity and a brazen disregard for traditional career rules? Intrigued by his story, we dove into his more than 70 answers to Redditors' questions to learn more.
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The anonymous original poster says he started coding at 15, and obsessively learned Python and JavaScript through online tutorials. By 17 he was freelancing, and by his early 20s he was deep into smart contracts — some for clients who paid in privacy-focused cryptocurrency Monero, or XMR.
&#8220;We build whatever clients request,&#8221; he said when asked about his early work. &#8220;They often pay in XMR so the transactions are semi-untraceable.&#8221;
When pressed on whether his company engaged in cheating software or unethical projects, he admitted: &#8220;We did some game cheating projects before, yes lol.&#8221;
Despite initially claiming to be retired, the coder clarified that he still runs a small dev company and manages multiple crypto projects generating seven-figure monthly revenue.
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&#8220;I&#8217;ve sold multiple companies,&#8221; he said, though he didn't name them. His current net worth? Somewhere between $6 million and $10 million, he estimates.
His lifestyle in Costa Rica is funded by a mix of crypto income, past projects and consulting — but he insists he's not worried about AI making his skills obsolete. &#8220;Humans always needed,&#8221; he wrote.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Controversy and Skepticism</h2>
Not everyone in the AMA was convinced.
One user accused him of scamming people out of their life savings, to which he replied: &#8220;Never. lol.&#8221; Another commenter called the whole post a &#8220;role-playing gag&#8221; adding, &#8220;I don't believe a word.&#8221;
Still, his advice for aspiring coders was straightforward: Start with YouTube, dive into Web3 and focus on AI training.
&#8220;Create your own biz/product,&#8221; he told one user asking how to achieve financial independence.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">A New Breed of Tech Wealth?</h2>
His story — whether fully true or embellished — reflects a growing trend: young, self-taught techies leveraging crypto, anonymity and global remote work to build wealth fast.
But it also raises questions: How many of these &#8220;retired by 25&#8221; stories are legitimate? What ethical lines are being crossed in the shadowy world of blockchain freelancing? Is this path sustainable, or just another crypto-era fantasy?
For now, the coder seems content — hoping for marriage and enjoying Costa Rica's low taxes and warm weather. Whether his story is inspirational or cautionary, one thing's clear: The path to tech wealth isn't what it used to be.
As for the skeptics? When told to &#8220;go take a walk in the park" his response was simple: &#8220;I do that also xd.&#8221;&nbsp;
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Buying $1000 In WSM: If an investor had bought $1000 of WSM stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $4,237.03 today based on a price of $188.95 for WSM at the time of writing.
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