Alphabet (GOOGL) News Today

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) shares are trading lower as investors weigh a string of antitrust setbacks in the U.S. and Europe against ongoing product and technical developments.

Key factors influencing the stock today include:

• Waymo’s expansion into New York City testing, marking a major step for its autonomous-driving business.
• Advances in AI training, with Google leveraging its vast YouTube library to power new models like Gemini and Veo 3.
• Closure of Mexico’s multi-year antitrust probe, removing one regulatory overhang for the search-and-ads unit.
• Technical indicators show GOOGL holding key support around $170 and giving bullish signals from the 20-day EMA.

• Featured among top space, healthcare and cybersecurity stock screens, reflecting broad sector recognition.
• Wall Street analysts continue to recommend GOOGL as a buy, per recent broker notes.
• Discussion of a 35% yield fund (GOOY) tied to Google stock highlights income-oriented vehicles but doesn’t directly change the share count.

• A federal judge has ordered Google to face a jury trial on a dozen states’ antitrust claims, raising litigation risk.
• An EU court adviser backed regulators, making it likely Google will lose its appeal of the €4.1 billion Android antitrust fine.
• Meta Platforms’ ad revenues are growing faster than Alphabet’s, underlining intensifying competition in digital advertising.
• Amazon’s Zoox opened its first robotaxi production facility, adding pressure to Waymo in the autonomous-vehicle market.