Shares in Google parent Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) jumped almost 6% in premarket trading after a judge ruled it doesn’t have to sell Chrome as an antitrust remedy. Judge Amit Mehta also allowed Google to keep control of the Android mobile operating system. But in a setback, the tech giant will have to end billion-dollar contracts…
(Reuters) -Futures tied to the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rebounded on Wednesday with Alphabet leading gains in some megacap stocks, while Dow futures edged lower ahead of labor market data due to be released later in the day. Google-parent Alphabet jumped 5.8% in premarket trading after a Washington judge ruled late on Tuesday that…
Google (GOOG, GOOGL) won’t be forced to sell Chrome after a federal district judge ruled divestment a “poor fit” in a landmark antitrust case, but it will have to share data that helped it hold onto its search monopoly. The ruling from District of Columbia judge Amit Mehta sent Google’s stock soaring by more than…