{
  "id": 19476656,
  "title": "2 Safe AI Stocks to Buy in the Next Market Crash. And No, It's Not Palantir.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/2-safe-ai-stocks-to-buy-in-the-next-market-crash-and-no-its-not",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-11T09:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/11/11/safe-ai-stocks-buy-next-market-crash-amzn-goog/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Artificial intelligence (AI) has created immense investment opportunities, but also pushed many AI-related stocks to high valuations. When the market turns, even promising companies may face significant declines as investors become less willing to pay for future growth. Two companies that could provide a more established route into AI during a market crash are Amazon (AMZN) and Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL). While both are not immune to a sell-off, they have larger, established businesses generating substantial profits and providing a foundation for AI ambitions. Amazon's strength lies in its AWS cloud computing business, which provides computing power for AI development and runs. In Q3 2026, AWS revenue grew 39.3% year-over-year to $46 billion, with an annualized revenue run rate of approximately $184 billion. Amazon's total revenue reached $201.9 billion, up 12% from the previous year, and operating income hit a record $28.1 billion. However, Amazon is investing heavily in AWS, with negative free cash flow of -$42.4 billion and capital expenditures increasing by $94.8 billion year-over-year. Alphabet, on the other hand, benefits from its extensive portfolio of businesses, including Google Search, YouTube, and Google Cloud. AI can enhance search results, improve advertising relevance, and encourage businesses to invest more in Google Cloud as they develop AI applications. Alphabet's revenue grew 25% year-over-year to $127.6 billion in Q3 2026, with Google Cloud revenue surging 103% to $30.7 billion. The investment is not without risk, as Alphabet's capital expenditures were $51.4 billion in Q3, and free cash flow turned negative at $9.1 billion. When the next market crash occurs, investors should closely monitor Amazon's AWS growth, operating margins, and free cash flow, as well as Alphabet's search performance, Google Cloud profitability, and the returns generated by its capital expenditures. This approach may offer an opportunity to buy either company at a more attractive price during a market downturn.",
  "summary": "The next market downturn could offer a chance to own established technology leaders at more reasonable prices. The key is knowing what to look for before the opportunity arrives.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}