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Google Creates 'Alphabet,' A New Umbrella Company To Oversee Itself
Monday, August 10, 2015 - 5:34pm | 295Read More...Shares of Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) were up roughly 5 percent in Monday’s after-hours session, after management announced it is creating a new company, Alphabet, which will consist of a collection of companies, with the largest being Google. According to a blog post,...
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SLIDESHOW: Today's Five Most Expensive Stocks
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 2:17pm | 174Read More...Priceline reached rare territory when it hit $1,000 per share recently, up 130 percent in the past year and nearly 200 percent in the past three years. That also begs the question: is a $500 or $1,000 share any better than a like amount of $5 shares? The answer: not necessarily. High-priced...
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Google Aiming to Extend Human Life With Calico (GOOG)
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 4:14pm | 465Read More...Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced the creation of Calico – whose goal is to “generally improve people’s lives.” Many details on Calico are being kept under wraps, stating the project is still in its early stages. The Google+ post made this Wednesday by the Google CEO Larry Page indicated that...
