New York — Friday, December 26, 2025 (1:00 p.m. ET).

Alphabet Inc.’s Class C shares (NASDAQ: GOOG) are trading during a thin, post‑Christmas session with U.S. equities hovering near record territory as investors try to extend the seasonal “Santa Claus rally” period into year‑end. ^[1]

At the same time, Wall Street’s biggest theme—AI investment and monetization—remains the center of gravity for megacaps, including Alphabet, especially after a string of developments spanning data‑center power supply, new Gemini capabilities, and high‑stakes antitrust remedies that could reshape search distribution and data access over the next several years. ^[2]

GOOG stock price today

As of the latest available market update (midday ET),…