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00:03After a weak start to the year, Alphabet closed 2025 with its strongest Wall Street performance
00:08since 2009, according to CNBC. The stock rose 65% for the year and climbed more than 100%
00:16from an April low tied to tariff threats from Trump. Alphabet outperformed other $1 trillion
00:22tech companies as skepticism around its AI position faded. Broadcom and NVIDIA posted
00:28the next largest gains among major tech stocks, rising 49% and 39% respectively. Momentum
00:36improved after leadership changes at Gemini, viral adoption of image generator NanoBanana,
00:41and expanded AI hiring tied to a $2.4 billion windsurf agreement. After losing its antitrust
00:48case, Google avoided the most severe penalties, keeping Chrome and default search payments
00:53to Apple while being required to share certain data with competitors.
00:56Gemini traffic gained share, AI overviews boosted engagement, and analysts cited Search Cloud
01:04and Waymo as key drivers heading into 2026. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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