Shares of Google parent plunge after DOJ seeks forced selloff of Chrome browser

Shares of Google parent Alphabet plunged more than 6% on Thursday after the Justice Department asked a federal judge to order a selloff of Google’s Chrome web browser – one of several remedies aimed at breaking up the Big Tech firm’s monopoly over online search.The stock drop signaled anxiety on Wall Street about Google’s future after DOJ attorneys outlined the set of proposed corrections for Google’s business in filings late Wednesday. US District Judge Amit Mehta will have final say over which remedies to ...