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Big Tech AI investments may make corporate earnings look more upbeat

The investment gains from stakes in private AI companies, including Anthropic and OpenAI, can boost reported results even if operating performance is less strong.

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CNBC Markets highlights how Big Techs stakes in private AI companies, including Anthropic and OpenAI, can distort the way corporate earnings look to investors.

The outlet argues that if investors strip out those investment gains tied to private AI holdings, the overall earnings picture becomes less bullish.

CNBC World and CNBC Earnings make the same core point, tying the debate to how much of the earnings narrative is being driven by financial gains rather than underlying business momentum.

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