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title: "Alphabet rebounds after Cramer's shock: But $811B in commitments won't budge"
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description: "Alphabet's Q2 2026 earnings beat estimates, but its market cap dropped $255 billion due to rising capital expenditures. Although it recovered following Amazon AWS's strong performance, a significant concern remains: Alphabet's 10-Q filing disclosed $811 billion in binding purchase commitments, a $479 billion increase from Q1. This substantial jump in future obligations presents a major risk for GOOGL holders despite the earnings beat."
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# Alphabet rebounds after Cramer's shock: But $811B in commitments won't budge

Alphabet Q2 2026 earnings beat estimates, then lost $255 billion in market cap over rising capex — and recovered on Amazon AWS's 37% blowout quarter. But Alphabet's Q2 10-Q quietly disclosed $811 billion in binding purchase commitments, a $479 billion jump from Q1 that no guidance revision can undo. Here is what it means for GOOGL holders.

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