Why Is Everyone Talking About Alphabet Stock?

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Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) had one of the better earnings reports of the large-cap tech stocks that reported earnings last week.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Nov. 2, 2024. The video was published on Nov. 4, 2024.

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