The DOJ’s request represents the agency’s most aggressive attempt to break up a tech company since its antitrust case against Microsoft, which reached a settlement in 2001. Chrome, which Google launched in 2008, provides the search giant with data it then wealth management unwrapped, revised and expanded uses for targeting ads. The DOJ said in

Its impressive business performance has also given rise to a surging stock price. Alphabet shares climbed 65% in 2021 and are up an impressive 266% and 927% over the preceding five- and 10-year periods, respectively. This pushed the stock price to near $3,000 per share — but its about to get a whole lot cheaper.