Google parent Alphabet crosses 1 trillion USD in market cap, becoming the third US member of the Four-Comma Club. Image via CNBC.
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Google parent Alphabet crosses $1t valuation

Tech giant Google's parent company Alphabet recently crossed the 1 trillion USD mark in market capitalization, becoming only the third company in US history to do so, joining the ranks of Apple Inc and Microsoft Corp in what is called the Four-Comma Club of the country's most valuable companies. Amazon is the next closest in line at 935 billion USD, having crossed the trillion USD boundary briefly in 2018.

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