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FANG growth continued but the August China devaluation and 'Black Monday' selloff hit hard, and the first Fed hike since 2006 capped a volatile, mildly positive year.
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Google has restructured into a new holding company called Alphabet, with its core businesses now operating as subsidiaries. Larry Page and Sergey Brin will lead Alphabet, while Sundar Pichai runs Google's core revenue-generating operations. The move aims to separate high-risk ventures from the core business, potentially improving capital allocation and investor transparency, though success depends on execution and leadership effectiveness.
Dell is acquiring EMC for $67 billion, creating the world's largest privately-held tech company, backed by Michael Dell, MSD Partners, and Silver Lake. The deal combines Dell’s PC and server strength with EMC’s enterprise storage and VMware, positioning the merged entity to compete in cloud, hybrid infrastructure, and digital transformation. The move aims to counter declining PC sales and cloud disruption, with VMware remaining a standalone public company.