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Google, Mattel, and the Big Macro

By Chris Hill – Updated Apr 6, 2017 at 6:29PM

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NASDAQ: GOOGL

Alphabet Inc.

Market Cap

$1,291B

Today's Change

(-0.57%) -$0.56

Current Price

$98.17

Price as of September 26, 2022, 2:36 p.m. ET

On this week's Motley Fool Money radio show, we take a look at the latest earnings from Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) and Mattel (NYSE: MAT). Why is Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) struggling? Will closing stores in North America change fortunes for Gap (NYSE: GPS)? And if consumer expectations are at a 30-year low, why are retail sales up?

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Stocks Mentioned

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GOOGL

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The Gap, Inc.

GPS

$8.44 (-0.41%) $0.04

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