NASDAQ:GOOG 28 February 2026 - 30 April 2026

YouTube, owned by Alphabet, is negotiating with Indonesian authorities as the country moves to block under-16 users from "high risk" social-media platforms starting March 28. TikTok is also engaged in discussions, company officials confirmed Monday.

Alphabet Inc’s Class C shares slipped roughly 1.3% to $299.62 early Thursday, following Google’s announcement to reduce Play Store fees and relax some restrictions on Android app payments. “This gives app stores more ways to reach users and gives users more ways to access the apps and games they love,” said Sameer Samat, president of Android Ecosystem.

Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc, heads to the White House on Wednesday for the rollout of a “Ratepayer Protection Pledge”—an effort aimed at addressing the electricity burden from AI data centers. Lawmakers are grappling with the question: who ultimately foots the bill for soaring power needs? “The real problem is the inability to get generation online fast enough to meet the data center demand,” said Jon Gordon, director at the clean-energy group Advanced Energy United.

Alphabet Inc Class C ended Friday up 1.39% at $311.43, sidestepping the S&P 500’s 0.43% drop. Trading volume punched past 33 million shares. Microsoft and Meta both slipped, but Alphabet managed to outpace them.