Trump Praises Landmark Ruling as Alphabet Dodges Major Regulatory Scare

Alphabet just sidestepped a regulatory bullet—and Trump's cheering from the sidelines.

The tech giant cleared a critical legal hurdle that had investors sweating. No fines, no restrictions, just a green light to keep innovating.

Trump called it a 'victory for American business'—though critics whisper it's another case of big tech writing its own rules. Wall Street's already pricing in the win, because nothing moves markets like regulatory immunity.

Another day, another billion-dollar break for the companies that don't need it.

Trump praises ruling as Alphabet clears regulatory scare

DOJ officials were pushing to force Alphabet to separate from its Chrome browser business entirely. That demand was tied to a 2023 ruling that found Google guilty of maintaining an illegal monopoly in search and ad tech.

But Amit didn’t go that far. He dismissed the demand for a breakup, which immediately sent Alphabet’s stock soaring. The rally pushed the company to a record high, and U.S. President Donald TRUMP publicly praised the court’s decision, saying it was “a very good day.”

The stock is now up more than 30% year-to-date, crushing the Nasdaq’s 15% gain. The $3 trillion level comes nearly two decades after Google’s IPO and just over ten years since the tech giant restructured itself under the Alphabet name. Sundar Pichai, who replaced co-founder Larry Page in 2019, has been CEO ever since.

Sundar now faces growing threats from the AI race. The rise of Perplexity and OpenAI played in Alphabet’s favor during the antitrust case by weakening the monopoly argument. But those same companies are now its biggest AI rivals. Alphabet’s AI strategy is now pinned on Gemini, its Core suite of AI models still in development.

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