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Thursday, April 21, 2016

Alphabet soup

Alphabet, the parent company of search engine giant Google, is getting an education in the ABCs of investing.

Despite boasting a rich portfolio that includes intriguing ventures such as Google Fiber, smartphone developer Nest, and Verily, a life sciences company, these investments have done more harm than good for Alphabet.

While profits from these ventures totaled $188 million, according to Alphabet’s second-quarter earnings report, they have also generated significant losses in excess of $800 million.

Read more here:
http://www.wired.com/2016/04/googles-parent-company-losing-even-money-moonshots/

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