NYSE:SE 19 February 2026

Why Alphabet’s GOOG stock is up today: Gemini 3.1 Pro rollout and a new AI shopping deal
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Why Alphabet’s GOOG stock is up today: Gemini 3.1 Pro rollout and a new AI shopping deal

Alphabet Class C shares rose 2.1% to $309.87 in early Friday trading after Google launched Gemini 3.1 Pro in preview for enterprise and developer customers. Google and Sea announced a partnership to build an AI shopping prototype for Shopee. U.S. stocks opened lower after GDP data missed forecasts and inflation ran hot.
February 20, 2026
Alphabet Class C (GOOG) stock rises on Google’s Shopee AI deal — what traders watch next
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Alphabet Class C (GOOG) stock rises on Google’s Shopee AI deal — what traders watch next

Alphabet’s Class C shares rose 0.4% to $305.29 late Thursday morning as Google announced a partnership with Sea Ltd to develop AI shopping tools for Shopee and expand payments collaboration. The European Commission has asked advertisers for feedback on possible manipulation of Search ad auction prices but has not launched a formal probe. YouTube resolved a brief outage that affected over 320,000 U.S. users.
February 19, 2026