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Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, is a multinational conglomerate focused on technology and innovation. Led by CEO Sundar Pichai, Alphabet operates through numerous divisions including Google, YouTube, Waymo, and Calico. With a market capitalization of over $1 trillion, Alphabet is a leader in search, advertising, and artificial intelligence. Its competitors include tech giants such as Amazon, Apple, and Facebook.

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The Electric

The Electric: These Driverless Construction Vehicles Could Speed the Data Center Boom

By Steve LeVine · Feb 16, 2026 4:30am PST
Trey Taparauskas’ construction company is flooded with new business from a sizzling boom in the aerospace and data center industries in and around Austin, Texas. A stark shortage of skilled equipment operators, though, has made it hard to meet all the demand. Trey Taparauskas’ construction company is flooded with new business from a sizzling boom in the...
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Sunday Insights

SpaceX IPO Could Tap Hordes of Individual Investors

By Valida Pau and Cory Weinberg · Feb 15, 2026 8:20am PST
A potential record-setting SpaceX initial public offering has sent Wall Street into overdrive. Main Street wants a cut of the action. Bankers and institutional investors who talk to SpaceX executives have been debating how much the company should set aside for individual investors to buy at the IPO price—through brokerages including... A potential record-setting SpaceX initial public offering has sent Wall Street into overdrive....
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The Briefing

Shopify, Unity Get Slammed by Anxious Market

By Martin Peers · Feb 11, 2026 5:00pm PST
Talk about unforgiving! The great enterprise stock sell-off of 2026 recommenced on Wednesday, and it dragged down a couple of companies—Unity Software and Shopify—after they each reported decent December-quarter earnings. Shares of Shopify, most egregiously, fell as much as 12% after the e-commerce software platform said its first-quarter... Talk about unforgiving! The great enterprise stock sell-off of 2026 recommenced on Wednesday, and...