GOOGL - is the stock ticker symbol for Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google. Alphabet Inc. is a multinational conglomerate that focuses on various businesses, most notably Google, which specializes in internet-related services and products. These include search engines, online advertising technologies, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Alphabet was created through a corporate restructuring of Google in 2015, and its two main stock classes are GOOG (Class C) and GOOGL (Class A).
GOOG (Class C) shares typically do not have voting rights.
GOOGL (Class A) shares usually carry one vote per share.
This structure allows the company's founders to retain control over the company while still providing investors with different classes of shares.
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