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Apr 2025
32m 36s

Google Faces a Potential Breakup

The Motley Fool
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The Department of Justice is asking Alphabet to sell Chrome. (00:21) Jason Moser and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Why Apple could lose an “easy $20 billion” from Alphabet’s break-up. - General Motor’s big bet on electric vehicles. - Bill Ackman’s hedge fund, Pershing Square, buying a 20% stake in Hertz. Then, (16:52) Robert Brokamp answers listener questions ab ... Show More
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