Sentences with phrase «own alphabet»

(The top - five list also includes Google parent Alphabet (goog), Facebook (fb) and Microsoft (msft).)

Alphabet — Alphabet reported adjusted quarterly profit of $ 9.93 per share, compared to the consensus estimate of $ 9.28 a share.

But as investors digested the two factors that had little to do with Alphabet's (googl) core business results, the after hours stock gain evaporated.

Alphabet, for those unfamiliar, is the parent company of Google.

Jillian wrote for Business Insider's technology vertical for three years, focusing on Alphabet (otherwise known as «Googphabet» or «Alphoogle»), Facebook, and ecommerce.

Alphabet is also looking to other areas for growth.

The initial stock surge came as Alphabet said that first quarter revenue jumped 26 % to $ 31.15 billion and net profit rose 73 % to $ 9.4 billion, or $ 13.33 per share.

Just a month ago, Waymo, the Alphabet self - driving company spun off from Google, filed an injunction against Uber.

• Alphabet Inc.'s Google acquired Redux, a U.K. - based developer of technology that turns surfaces such as phone displays into speakers, according to Bloomberg.

Fluctuating currency exchange rates and shifting accounting rules helped make first quarter results at Alphabet, Google's parent, appear a little better than they really were on Monday.

Technology sector results so far at least from the likes of Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Samsung and SAP have broadly beaten forecasts for the first quarter, and overall aggregate U.S. earnings growth is tracking seven - year highs of almost 25 percent.

The Alphabet - backed Silicon Valley startup, valued at $ 1.1 billion, became the first company allowed to sell genetic tests (and accompanying health - risk reports) for 10 different diseases directly to consumers without a prescription.

That section laid out that a change in accounting rules now required Alphabet to include the change in value of any shares it owned in private companies, such as Uber, in its profits even if just held onto to its stake and didn't buy or sell any more shares.

Ratings are expressed in a strange alphabet soup.

The iPhone maker ranked in 29th and Alphabet's Google in 28th in the annual Harris Poll Reputation Quotient ranking.

Alphabet's (goog) Waymo self - driving car unit asked a U.S. judge on Monday to postpone an upcoming trade secrets trial against Uber Technologies (uber), so Waymo could investigate whether Uber withheld important evidence in the case.

GOOGLE»S AI HELPS TO PREDICT CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS BY ANALYZING EYE SCANS: Google and Verily — Google - parent Alphabet's life sciences unit — are exploring new ways that artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to identify patients» risk of suffering from a cardiovascular event, such as a heart attack or stroke, according to a newly published study by the two Alphabet subsidiaries.

But it might also be a boon for competitor Alphabet, which controls a large portion of publisher advertising revenue through its Google DoubleClick service.

Unlike Alphabet's venture arms, Capital G and GV, the program will focus on making strategic investments, not maximizing returns.

Larry Puglia, whose T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund has trounced the S&P 500 with annualized returns of 18.5 % over the past five years (and 37 % in 2017 alone), says that some of the same companies he avoided around the turn of the millennium are now among the biggest holdings in his portfolio, including Amazon (amzn), Alphabet (googl), and Microsoft (msft).

Other members of the exclusive club include Amazon.com, Google (goog) parent Alphabet and Priceline Group (pcln), and lesser - known companies such as Seaboard (seb), a pork producer that also ships cargo by sea.

Third Point took a new stake of 700,000 Class A Alphabet shares, while Omega Advisors trimmed its stake by 151,000 Class A shares to about 277,000 Class A shares.

When the trend was the other way — and a sinking dollar was reducing revenue gains — Alphabet and other companies were quick to point out the discrepancy.

Long stock: Alaska Air Group, Alphabet, Apple, Citigroup, Cisco, Ducommun, Electronic Arts, General Motors, Goldman Sachs, Greenbrier Companies, IBM, Intel, MSG, ORBCOMM, Pfizer, Qualcomm, Qorvo, Roku, Royal Dutch Shell, Winnebago.

Alphabet's Google Inc. unveiled its answer to Amazon's Alexa virtual assistant along with new messaging and virtual reality products at its annual I / O developer conference on Wednesday, doubling down on artificial intelligence and machine learning as the keys to its future.

Google parent Alphabet spinoff Cityblock has raised $ 20 million to do just that.

Alphabet's Waymo unit is seeking about $ 2.6 billion from Uber for the alleged theft of one of several trade secrets in a lawsuit over self - driving cars, a lawyer for Uber said on Wednesday.

Sergey Brin was responsible for writing Alphabet's Founders Letter this year.

The company's quarterly data center revenue - powered by the Volta - based data center GPU, Tesla V100 - more than doubled to $ 606 million as companies such as Alibaba, Amazon, Alphabet, IBM and Microsoft adopted the new chip in their servers.

The pair runs tech giant Alphabet's ambitious Jigsaw project, which aims to wipe out censorship, curb fake news, and aid free expression with online tools.

Alphabet's stock price, which had closed at $ 1,073.81 on Monday, jumped almost 5 % in an instant to $ 1,123.99.

In 2016, Alphabet reported revenue of $ 90.3 billion, which has grown 28 times since 2004.

That data is likely what interests Alphabet.

To wit: Facebook, Alphabet's Google, and Twitter have all blacklisted cryptocurrency - promoting advertisements on their platforms this year.

The Fortune 500 is chock full of enviable workplaces, including tech behemoths Microsoft (msft), Apple (aapl), and Google parent Alphabet (good) whose innovative cultures and high - profile projects are much sought - after by workers worldwide.

Waymo, the Google self - driving project that recently spun out to become a business under Alphabet, has filed a lawsuit against self - driving truck startup Otto and its parent company Uber for patent infringement and stealing trade secrets.

New health tech innovations from companies like Amazon, Alphabet, and Apple could help to incentivize and drive the adoption of modern tech solutions as they explore entry points into the lucrative healthcare market.

But once investors read beyond the headlines, they discovered a small section in Alphabet's press release that was harmlessly labeled: «Q1 2018 impact from equity securities *»

Uber Technologies must promptly return stolen confidential files to Alphabet's (googl) Waymo self - driving car unit, a federal judge ruled, while stopping short of shutting down the ride - services company's autonomous car program.

Still, the company faces competition from companies who are are also working to develop autonomous cars — including Google parent Alphabet Inc., Tesla, Mercedes - Benz, and Infiniti.

Less than a week into the trial, Uber agreed to give Alphabet shares worth $ 245 million along with words of «regret» that stopped short of admitting guilt.

At the center of the selling was Google's parent company, Alphabet, whose better - than - expected quarterly sales were overshadowed by rising expenses and a looming regulatory clampdown.

Alphabet's surge has come as Google's search engine has become an integral part of its estimated billion - plus monthly users.

Digital advertising giants like Alphabet's Google (googl) and Facebook (fb) are gobbling up a lion's share of digital ad dollars, and eMarketer forecasts the two companies will make up 60 % of the U.S. digital ad market this year.

And Ripcord just got a massive vote of confidence from GV, formerly known as Google Ventures, the venture - capital arm of Alphabet — which just led a new investment of $ 25 million into Ripcord.

Eddy Elfenbein, fund manager and editor of the Crossing Wall Street blog, says Alphabet is «making tomorrow today.»

Technology sector results so far at least from the likes of Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Samsung and SAP have broadly beaten forecasts for Q1 and the overall aggregate U.S. earnings growth is tracking seven - year highs of almost 25 percent.

The $ 1.1 billion Alphabet - backed Silicon Valley unicorn 23andMe just pulled off a milestone feat: On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the company could sell its genetic tests and accompanying health risk reports for ten different diseases directly to consumers.

Tech companies now dominate the market to an unprecedented extent, comprising the five most valuable companies: Apple, Google parent Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook.

Meanwhile, Alphabet - owned Google, the world's largest digital advertiser, announced it was banning cryptocurrency - related advertising, including initial coin offerings (ICOs), wallets and trading advice.