GOOG - Alphabet Inc.
| Previous Close | 1,264.55 |
| Open | 1,264.12 |
| Bid | 1,262.03 x 1400 |
| Ask | 1,262.56 x 1100 |
| Day's Range | 1,259.10 - 1,268.01 |
| 52 Week Range | 970.11 - 1,273.89 |
| Volume | 392,658 |
| Avg. Volume | 1,353,887 |
| Market Cap | 877.908B |
| Beta (3Y Monthly) | 1.16 |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | 28.84 |
| EPS (TTM) | 43.70 |
| Earnings Date | N/A |
| Forward Dividend & Yield | N/A (N/A) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | N/A |
| 1y Target Est | 1,352.50 |
- Yahoo Finance Video•1 hour ago
Google parent Alphabet gets drone clearance from FAA
Google's parent company Alphabet officially got the green light from the Federal Aviation Administration to operate its drone delivery business called Wing Aviation in a rural part of Virginia. This is the first drone operator to ever win government approval and could open the doors for others like Amazon to soon jump in. The rigorous process now gives Wing the same certification as smaller airlines do. Yahoo Finance’s Dan Roberts, Heidi Chung, and Myles Udland discuss what this means for the future of delivery services.
- TechCrunch•3 hours ago
Twitter to offer report option for misleading election tweets
Twitter is adding a dedicated report option that enables users to tell itabout misleading tweets related to voting -- starting with elections takingplace in India and the European Union
- TechCrunch•yesterday
Waymo picks Detroit factory to build self-driving cars
Waymo, the self-driving vehicle technology startup under Alphabet, is settingup shop in a Detroit factory on American Axle & Manufacturing's campus
- Investopedia•2 hours ago
Equity vs. Salary in Tech: What's the Difference?
Equity payments are common at startup companies. This compensation offers the potential for a big payout, but it's also much riskier and tax-complex than earning a salary.
Reuters•2 hours agoMadras High Court moves to lift ban on Chinese video app TikTok
The Madras High Court on Wednesday moved to lift a ban on popular video app TikTok in the country, two lawyers involved in the case said, in a boost for its developer Beijing Bytedance Technology Co. Earlier this month, the court in Tamil Nadu ordered the central government to prohibit TikTok downloads, saying the app was encouraging pornography and could expose children to sexual predators. Acting upon subsequent instructions from the federal IT ministry, Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google last week removed TikTok from their Indian app stores.
Reuters•2 hours agoIndian court moves to lift ban on Chinese video app TikTok
An Indian state court on Wednesday moved to lift a ban on popular video app TikTok in the country, two lawyers involved in the case said, in a boost for its developer Beijing Bytedance Technology Co. Earlier this month, the court in the southern state of Tamil Nadu ordered the federal government to prohibit TikTok downloads, saying the app was encouraging pornography and could expose children to sexual predators. Acting upon subsequent instructions from the federal IT ministry, Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google last week removed TikTok from their Indian app stores.
- Motley Fool•3 hours ago
Alphabet Earnings: Google Will Have a $1.7 Billion Monkey on Its Back
The company's regulatory troubles continue.
- MarketWatch•4 hours ago
Here’s how Netflix could profit from all the data it collects instead of burning through cash
What if Netflix’s primary long-term business model is not as a media content or distribution company, but as a data aggregation company?
- CNBC•4 hours ago
New Zealand and France invite tech giants to summit against online extremism
New Zealand and France’s joint initiative will press world leaders and tech firms to unite against online terrorist content. The “Christchurch Call” will be a global movement to prevent extremist content being hosted on social media platforms. Spokespersons for Google and Twitter told CNBC they supported the initiative.
- Reuters•8 hours ago
SAP vows to sharpen game as Elliott reveals 1.2 bln euro stake
U.S. activist investor Elliott revealed a 1.2 billion euro ($1.3 billion) stake in SAP and said it supported a new management efficiency drive, sending shares in the German business software maker to an all-time high. The pivot by CEO Bill McDermott came as SAP reported a quarterly operating loss due to a staff restructuring charge, and started to integrate its latest ambitious acquisition, that of customer-experience software maker Qualtrics.
- Investopedia•8 hours ago
4 Reasons Investors Are Overcrowding FANGs Despite Risks
A dovish Fed, an expanding economy, relatively attractive valuations and strong sales forecasts for the tech titans all fuel investor enthusiasm.
- CNBC•10 hours ago
Five of YouTube's biggest markets in the world are in Asia
Alphabet's video platform YouTube has "extraordinary momentum" in Asia Pacific, both in terms of the number of users and how frequently they use the service, says Ajay Vidyasagar, APAC regional director at YouTube. Five of YouTube's biggest markets globally, based on how long users spend watching videos on the site, are in Asia: India, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam. Nearly 85% of India's YouTube consumption is through mobile devices, according to Vidyasagar.
- Reuters•10 hours ago
Technology ethics campaigners offer plan to fight 'human downgrading'
Technology firms should do more to connect people in positive ways and steer away from trends that have tended to exploit human weaknesses, ethicists told a meeting of Silicon Valley leaders on Tuesday. Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin are the co-founders of the nonprofit Center for Humane Technology and the ones who prompted Apple and Google to nudge phone users toward reducing their screen time. Now they want companies and regulators to focus on reversing what they called "human downgrading," which they see as at the root of a dozen worsening problems, by reconsidering the design and financial incentives of their systems.
- Financial Times•13 hours ago
Tesla’s road to autonomy is full of danger
When the event finally started, Elon Musk, Tesla’s founder and chief showman, displayed a similar rush to overtake his rivals by getting regulatory approval for fully self-driving cars by next year. Tesla drivers will be able to take their hands off the wheel, and gaze at the passing scenery safely as the car drives itself, he promised. It is always hard to know how seriously to take Mr Musk’s claims for his products.
- Reuters•14 hours ago
U.S. congressional leaders query Google on tracking database
Top U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday wrote to Google's chief executive raising concerns about reports of a massive database known as Sensorvault that allegedly contains precise consumer location information from hundreds of millions of devices. The letter from Democrats and Republicans on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee to CEO Sundar Pichai seeks a briefing and answers on how this information is used and shared, citing a New York Times report that the database includes nearly every consumer with an Android mobile device, in some cases storing information dating back to 2009. A representative for Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc, said in a statement: "The data in question is used for Location History, which is off by default.
- Motley Fool•15 hours ago
Better Buy: Alphabet vs. Alibaba
Both moats look wide. But this simple fact tips the scales.
- Benzinga•19 hours ago
Facebook Q1 Earnings Preview: What The Street Expects
Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB ) is looking to keep its 2019 momentum going when the social media giant reports first-quarter earnings on Wednesday afternoon. Here’s a look at what Wall Street is expecting ...
- MarketWatch•19 hours ago
Waymo to reopen Detroit factory to build self-driving cars
Google’s self-driving car spinoff Waymo says it will reopen an axle plant in Detroit to convert conventional vehicles so they can drive autonomously.
- Reuters•19 hours ago
U.S. congressional leaders wants Google to answer questions on 'Sensorvault' database
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Democrats and Republicans on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday wrote Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai raising concerns about reports of a massive ...
