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Long one of the untouchables in the elite technology space, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG , NASDAQ: GOOGL ) this year printed uncharacteristically poor performances in the charts. Since the January opener, GOOG stock (which represents the Class C shares) dropped over 31% of its equity value.
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