Google’s corporate parent joins $4 trillion club as investors continue to bet on AI breakthroughs

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Jan. 12, 2026, 8:01 p.m.
Last Updated Jan. 12, 2026, 8:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/12/google-corporate-parent-4-trillion-club/

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Google parent Alphabet Inc. on Monday became the fourth Big Tech powerhouse to be valued at $4 trillion, a once seemingly unfathomable milestone that’s become more like a rite of passage amid an artificial intelligence arms race. Alphabet reached the threshold just four months after Google dodged t...