Alphabet overtook Apple as America's second most-valuable company on Wednesday, and shares continued to rise Thursday, putting the Google-parent's market capitalization just shy of $4 trillion.

Oh, what a difference a year makes for Google parent Alphabet. In late 2024, investors worried that Alphabet would be disrupted by OpenAI’s ChatGPT and broken up into pieces by U.S. antitrust ...

Alphabet hasn’t been paying dividends for very long, and the annual yield isn’t impressive. Yet, Alphabet’s firm capital position and low payout ratio indicate the potential for dividend raises. Are ...