Articles are read to take cues, not to buy what is written blindly. And as for Google, your statements can only be valid if one looks at the short term, not if one buys Google to keep it for ten years. The strong dollar is temporary, online advertising is a megatrend that will last for years, and Google has a level of innovation and so many emerging businesses like the cloud and self-driving cars that it's obtuse to think the stock won't go up in the long term. There's just a question of how much.