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title: "Alphabet stock nears $5 trillion market cap. What’s driving the rally?"
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description: "Alphabet shares have rallied in 2026, fueled in part by the Google parent’s artificial-intelligence ambitions."
datetime: "2026-05-18T15:51:18.000Z"
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# Alphabet stock nears $5 trillion market cap. What’s driving the rally?

Alphabet shares have rallied in 2026, fueled in part by the Google parent’s artificial-intelligence ambitions.

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