Alphabet Stock Dropped Nearly 5% on Thursday, But There’s No Need to Panic

First, as InvestorPlace contributor Mark R. Hake pointed out on Wednesday, a Barrons report about analyst downgrades of several software companies seems to have had a ripple effect that impacted GOOG stock.

Despite the fact that the companies singled out rely on software and subscription sales for revenue — while Alphabet makes its money from ad sales — Alphabet was lumped in as the market reacted.

The second potential factor was the news from Monday about a new lawsuit launched against Google and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). The class action suit claims that Google essentially pays Apple to stay out of the internet search business. The result is reduced competition, higher advertising rates, and violation of American antitrust laws.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/topstocks/alphabet-stock-dropped-nearly-5-25-on-thursday-but-there-e2-80-99s-no-need-to-panic/ar-AASxkHT

India’s competition watchdog on Jan. 7 ordered a probe into Alphabet Inc, the parent company of Google, over complaints that the company has allegedly “abused its dominant position” in news aggregation and imposed “unfair conditions” on news publishers.

“In a well-functioning democracy, the critical role played by news media cannot be undermined, and it needs to be ensured that digital gatekeeper firms do not abuse their dominant position to harm the competitive process of determining a fair distribution of revenue amongst all stakeholders,” the Competition Commission of India said in its order.

Google could not immediately comment on the matter.

The order came following a complaint from the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA), which comprises the digital arms of some of India’s biggest media companies.

The DNPA claimed that “more than 50 percent of the total traffic on the news websites is routed through Google,” which is deemed the most dominant search engine that determines which news websites get discovered via search.

It also claimed that Google’s display of news item snippets reduces the number of visitors to news outlets, affecting the ad revenue “while Google continues to earn ad revenue on its result page.”

https://www.theepochtimes.com/india-orders-probe-into-google-over-alleged-abuse-of-dominant-position-in-news-aggregation_4200614.html

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