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Alphabet's worst day since 2004, Iran tanker claims, Israel's election deadlock

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Alphabet has its worst stock day since going public in 2004

Shares of Alphabet, Google's parent company, closed down about 13% on Thursday, its worst day since its 2004 IPO, erasing roughly $500 billion in market value. Its third-quarter sales fell short of expectations, and investors were concerned about free cash…

✔ Sources: Yahoo Finance, StockTitan (citing CNBC)

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Iran says three oil tankers hit mines near the Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Thursday that three oil tankers exploded and caught fire after hitting mines in the previous 24 hours while using what they called an unauthorized southern route of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran did not name the ships, and the…

✔ Sources: Reuters via A News, AFP via Arab News, National Security Journal

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Israel's election count points to a deadlock

With nearly all votes counted, Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing and religious bloc has 53 of the Knesset's 120 seats and Gadi Eisenkot's opposition bloc has 48, both short of the 61 needed to govern. Arab parties won 19 seats combined. Official final…

✔ Sources: Fox News, Times of Israel

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Judge names special master in fight over California ballots

U.S. District Judge David O. Carter on Thursday appointed special master Daniel B. Garrie to develop the factual record on a Justice Department list of more than 20,000 people it calls likely noncitizens on California's voter rolls. It came less than 24…

✔ Sources: AP via WKMG, Law&Crime via Yahoo News

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Intel shares slide after a weak sales forecast

Intel shares fell about 17% in after-hours trading Thursday after the chipmaker forecast fourth-quarter revenue of $15 billion to $16 billion, below the roughly $17 billion analysts expected, even though its third-quarter results beat expectations. Its…

✔ Sources: Yahoo Finance, StockTitan

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