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title: "IBM, Amazon, Alphabet And More: CNBC’s ‘Final Trades’"
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description: "CNBC experts highlighted IBM, Alphabet, and Amazon ahead of earnings. IBM beat Q2 estimates with $17.16B revenue. Analysts favor Alphabet's AI-driven search value as it also reported strong Q2 results. Jim Lebenthal recommended Amazon before its July 30 earnings release. Additionally, Bryn Talkington selected the Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF (GPIQ) as her final trade."
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# IBM, Amazon, Alphabet And More: CNBC’s ‘Final Trades’

On CNBC’s “Halftime Report Final Trades,” **Bryn Talkington**, managing partner of Requisite Capital Management, named **Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF** (NASDAQ:GPIQ) as her final trade.

**Stephanie Link**, chief investment strategist, head of investment solutions and equity portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, said she likes **International Business Machines Corporation** (NYSE:IBM).

Lending support to her choice, IBM, on July 22, reported second-quarter revenue of $17.16 billion, beating the consensus estimate of $16.86 billion, according to Benzinga Pro. The company reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of $2.93 per share, beating analyst estimates of $2.86 per share.

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**Kevin Simpson**, Capital Wealth Planning founder and CIO, said AI is making **Alphabet Inc’s** (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) search business more valuable.

On the earnings front, Alphabet, on July 22, posted second-quarter revenue of approximately $119.80 billion, beating analyst estimates of $116.82 billion, according to Benzinga Pro. The Google parent company reported second-quarter earnings of $9.11 per share, which may not compare to estimates. Alphabet said earnings were up 294% year-over-year.

**Jim Lebenthal**, partner and chief market strategist at Cerity Partners, recommended **Amazon.com, Inc.** (NASDAQ:AMZN) ahead of quarterly earnings.

Amazon will release earnings results for the second quarter, after the closing bell on Thursday, July 30. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings of $1.82 per share on revenue of $195.97 billion.

**Price Action:**

-   Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF fell 1.1% on Friday.
-   IBM shares rose 3.7% to settle at $214.19 during the session.
-   Alphabet shares gained 0.7% to close at $319.74 on Friday.
-   Amazon shares fell 0.7% to close at $232.11 during the session.

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