Microsoft and Alphabet shed $60bn of Value

ft.com

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Sounds dramatic, but they were last at their current values on...March 10.

> Alphabet, the parent of Google, said its first-quarter net profits soared 20 per cent to $4.2bn, but adjusted earnings of $7.50 a share missed estimates of $7.96. The group’s overall sales jumped 17.3 per cent to $20.3bn however it reported sales excluding the costs of acquiring traffic of $16.5bn, below Wall Street estimates of $16.6bn.

Once again WHY do we have this crazy market system that a company climbs 17.3% in sales year to year and it drops billions?

and then today they both decided to drop all regulatory complaints against each other. Something smells here.

That's 1 Uber of value lost!

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