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Google parent Alphabet, a Magnificent Seven stock, heads up this list of stocks near buy points as the postelection rally turns volatile. The post Google Leads Five Stocks Near Buy Points, Standing Tall In Tricky Market appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.

Google has offered up its own proposal in a recent antitrust case that saw the US Department of Justice argue that Google must sell its Chrome browser.

The methodology uses earnings yield, dividend yield, and 5-year dividend CAGR to score and rank 55 stocks across all 11 sectors. Stocks with no dividends are excluded, ensuring a focus on dividend growth, momentum, and value. The top stocks by sector are evaluated and then backtested in an equal weight format.

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Google late Friday countered a US call to sell its Chrome browser, suggesting a judge address antitrust concerns by barring the firm from making favorable treatment of its software a condition of licensing.

One of the biggest drivers in the market in 2024 was artificial intelligence (AI), and there is good reason to believe that AI stocks can continue to lead the charge in 2025. Despite recent advancements, AI is still in the early innings and the technology will only get better with time.

The so-called "Magnificent Seven" stocks, consisting of seven of the world's largest technology companies, once again helped lead the market higher in 2024. All seven stocks in the group, which includes Apple, Amazon, Alphabet (GOOG 1.72%) (GOOGL 1.54%), Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla, are on track to have positive returns this year.

Google on Friday proposed possible remedies to resolve an antitrust case over its search business. Last month, the DOJ suggested that the judge force Google to sell its Chrome browser.