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What's a stock split, anyway?

by Nick Wilson

Feb 11, 2022

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, plans a 20-1 stock split. Similar moves have become rare, and some experts question their usefulness.

“There’s a variety of exclusive agreements for Google to be the default search engine, and that has foreclosed competitors from offering their products instead,” says attorney Charlotte Slaiman.

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Don't look at corporate earnings for clues on how the economy is doing

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Apr 30, 2019

What's good (or bad) for corporations may not be good for the economy overall.

Board members watch a video demonstration for the Surface Hub 2 during the Microsoft annual shareholders meeting in Bellevue, Washington, in 2018.

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