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AI fears hammer Google parent’s stock, erasing $500 billion in value

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Shares of Google parent company Alphabet sank Thursday by more than 12%, in its worst one-day performance ever, wiping out more than $500 billion in market value.

Alphabet is America’s fourth-largest company, worth a total of $3.42 trillion, as of midday. Still, the amount of value it shed Thursday ranks as the second-worst wipeout in market history, only behind Nvidia’s $589 billion drop in 2025 .

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Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges accuses Hegseth of 'getting rid of people who may have the courage to push back'

Erin Ogunkeye welcomes Lt. General (ret.) Ben Hodges, former commander of US Army Europe and NATO Allied Land Command. The dismissal of senior military officers without public explanation raises fundamental questions about institutional trust and the relationship between civilian authority and military leadership. For General Hodges, the reported firing of Lt. General Brett Sylvia reflects a potentially troubling pattern within the Pentagon under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Equally striking is his criticism of the reluctance of retired senior…