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Alphabet, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) edged out its bigger tech peer Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to take the honors as the biggest gainer among the FAANGs in 2021. A lawsuit filed in late December alleges that there is an unholy nexus between the two companies.
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