ByPeter Cohan,
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Note: The following is an excerpt from this week's Earnings Trends report. You can access the full report that contains detailed historical actual and estimates for the current and following periods, please click here>>>
With Google awaiting a decision on the future of its Chrome browser, Wall Street analysts have been breaking down the potential value for the company's key businesses. Estimates suggest that YouTube and Google's cloud unit are each worth hundreds of billions of dollars.
Last year I sold some Google shares at $170. This year, I bought a small chunk of them back, at $165. The shares have since rallied to $201.63. Despite me having partially made up for the badly-timed sell, I still consider it among my worst-ever investing mistakes.
Meta Platforms (META) and Alphabet (GOOG) remain key drivers of the S&P 500 in 2025, with strong fundamentals, bullish technical setups, and valuations that spark debate. Can these mega-cap tech leaders push the index toward 7,000, or will macro headwinds cap their rally?
Perplexity AI offered Google on Tuesday $34.5 billion for its popular Chrome web browser, which the internet giant could potentially be forced to sell as part of antitrust proceedings.
Artificial intelligence start-up Perplexity has tabled a $34.5 billion (£25.6 billion) cash bid for Google's Chrome browser, saying independent ownership would improve user safety and uphold the “open web”. In a letter to Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) chief executive Sundar Pichai, the firm pledged to keep Google as Chrome's default search engine while continuing support for Chromium, the open-source technology behind Chrome and other browsers.
The AI startup has reportedly put in a $34.5 billion bid to buy Chrome as a key antitrust ruling looms. But analysts say the price looks low and Google is unlikely to be selling.
AI company Perplexity has made a $34.5 billion offer for Google's Chrome browser, according to multiple outlets, making the bid as a judge considers forcing Google to spin off Chrome after it was ruled to have held a monopoly over online advertising technology.
The tiny start-up hopes to take advantage of an upcoming antitrust ruling against the tech giant.
AI startup Perplexity has offered to buy Google's Chrome browser for $34.5 billion. The company said venture investors have proposed funding the deal.