Alphabet Shares Surge 65%

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Alphabet closed 2025 with its strongest performance since 2009 as AI momentum accelerated, antitrust risks eased, and growth in search, cloud, and Waymo reshaped its outlook for 2026, according to CNBC.

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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

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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