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The Nasdaq 100 slumped 1.7% in afternoon trading Thursday, with only 17 of its components gaining ground, after the technology-friendly index ran up 3.3% over the past two days. The index''s biggest gainer was Datadog Inc. stock , which shot up 14.3% over the monitoring and security software platform company reported before the open better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and provided an upbeat first-quarter sales outlook. Shares of Seagen Inc. tumbled 13.8% to pace the losers after the biotechnology company reported late Wednesday a wider-than-expected loss and provided a downbeat revenue outlook. Also acting as a big drag on the Nasdaq 100 was weakness in all four of the index''s trillion-dollar-plus market capitalization companies, as shares of Apple Inc. shed 1.7%, Microsoft Corp. dropped 2.6%, Alphabet Inc. slumped 1.5% and Amazon.com Inc. fell 1.1%. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.

Following the widespread impact of Covid-19, global economies are gearing up for a short-term future set to the backdrop of accelerated inflation. The longer-term consequences of these record-breaking inflation increases are unknown, but what appears certain is that we’re set for a difficult start to 2022 as living costs continue to rise. As labor shortages and supply chain squeezes continue to disrupt the pricing of goods and services, we’re likely to see the prolonged elevation to inflation - ranging well into the mid-single digits. (Image: Bloomberg Quint ) As Bloomberg Quint data shows, inflation is currently rife across G20 economies. With no end in sight for the growing cost of living, a greater emphasis has been placed on hedges against inflation. Traditionally, gold, commodities, and growth stocks have been regarded as excellent hedges against inflation among financial experts, but with FAANG stocks taking a battering and the price of gold tumbling from its 2020 highs, is this still the case?

YouTube on Thursday elaborated on its blockchain and metaverse plans for 2022, saying it could harness the emerging technologies to cut fraud in the fast-growing digital art market and offer a more social viewing experience for gaming content. The world’s largest streaming service, which is owned by Alphabet Inc’s Google, over the past year has […] YouTube to expand into NFTs as it thinks big about the metaverse and Web3

MOSCOW (Reuters) Russias Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) on Thursday said Alphabets Google had breached antitrust law related to suspending and blocking accounts on YouTube. Google is waiting for the FAS full decision in order to review it, the TASS news agency reported. Google did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. (Reporting Read More

MOSCOW : Russia''s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) on Thursday said Alphabet''s Google had breached antitrust law related to suspending and blocking accounts on YouTube.Google is waiting for the FAS'' full decision in order to review it, the TASS news agency reported.Google did not immediately resp

With Web3 touted as the next evolutionary stage of the internet, businesses and investors are eagerly hopping on the bandwagon. Tech giants including Alphabet, Facebook-owner Meta and Microsoft are staking their claim in the emerging blockchain-based economy, some non-fungible token companies are already valued in the billions, and cryptocurrency trading platforms are experiencing hockey stick-like growth. [] Internet guru Tim OReilly on Web3: Get ready for the crash

A year ago, inside of the corporate leviathan Alphabet, Black Googlers and other Black Alphabet employees were invited to some informal programming around angel investing during Black History Month. It was organized by employees so that anyone interested could learn a bit more about how startup deals are structured, the typical timeline for a possible []

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There has been an up to 80% growth in customers searching for a brand’s official store as well, the Google India report said

Following Meta Platforms Inc''s (NASDAQ: FB ) weak earnings results , the stock tanked and is now down more than 30% since the start of the year. "Shark Tank" investor and O''Shares ETFs chairman Kevin O''Leary thinks the stock has fallen far enough. "This is the bottom," O''Leary said Wednesday on CNBC. "This is where you want to accumulate." O''Leary''s Thesis: It''s very rare to see one of the FAANG names fall so dramatically in such a short period of time. Even though retail investors own a portion of the shares, the vast majority are owned by … Full story available on Benzinga.com

Wall Street''s main indexes rallied on Wednesday, with high-growth stocks gaining as a recent rally in Treasury yields paused, while investors took comfort from upbeat earnings reports and signs of easing tensions in Ukraine. The benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield slipped from multi-year highs hit in the previous session, helping steady sentiment across global markets. All of the 11 major S&P 500 sectors advanced in early afternoon trading, with six of them rising more than 1% each. Mega-cap names such as Apple Inc, Tesla Inc , Google-owner Alphabet Inc and Microsoft Corp rose between 0.3% and 1.1%. Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc gained 2.9% and was set to break its four-day slump. "It is partially due to the 10-year (yield) coming down, it is still at a high level but the tick down is giving some relief to the tech-related names," said Lindsey Bell, chief investment strategist at Ally Invest in Charlotte. "The tech sector had been beaten up coming into February and we have seen a bit of bounce since end of January." Growth and technology names have been among the worst hit this year on rate hike fears as their value rests heavily on future earnings, which are discounted more deeply when rates go up.

Megacap names such as Meta Platforms Inc, Google-owner Alphabet Inc, Tesla Inc and Microsoft were up between 1.2% and 2.5%

Stock splits have historically led to an outperformance and Alphabet''s recent action could inspire others to follow suit, according to Bank of America.

Spanish stocks traded higher this morning, with the IBEX 35 Index surging to the strongest level in over two weeks. Investors, meanwhile, focused on some notable insider trades. When insiders sell shares, it indicates their concern in the company’s prospects or that they view the stock as being overpriced. Either way, this signals an opportunity to go short on the stock. Insider sales should not be taken as the only indicator for making an investment or trading decision. At best, it can lend conviction to a selling decision. Below is a look at a few recent notable insider sales. For more, check out Benzinga''s insider transactions platform. Alphabet The Trade: Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG ) Director Sergey Brin disposed a total of 8,832 shares at an average price of $2,815.03. The insider received around $24.86 million as a result of the transaction. What’s Happening: Nordic price comparison provider PriceRunner AB sued Alphabet’s Google for ~22 billion kronor ($2.4 … Full story available on Benzinga.

Google looks primed for more growth in the near term.