Like me, if you are also wondering why $Alphabet(GOOG)$ is falling and falling hard all of a sudden, I managed to track down the root cause. What happened was on 02 Jun 2026, GOOG announced a historic $80 billion equity fundraising plan to fuel its massive artificial intelligence (AI) expansion, a move that highlights the immense capital demands of the ongoing AI arms race. (see below) The initiative represents the largest equity fundraising ever recorded, surpassing the capital raised by the world's 3 largest initial public offerings (IPOs) combined: Saudi Aramco ($25.6 billion in 2019). Alibaba ($21.8 billion in 2014). SoftBank ($21.3 billion in 2018). GOOG’s Structure & Financial mechanisms. Alphabet's capital-raising strategy utilizes a mu

If the US is going to avoid deeper economic pain, the halting peace negotiations between US and Iran need to result in a deal soon, pronto ! According to Moody's top economist Mark Zandi, he said that Trump has about one week to secure a peace deal before the effects of the long drawn standoff / war make it more likely that US economy will fall into a recession. According to reports on Mon 01 Jun 2026, Iran has said that it will cease negotiations and block the Strait of Hormuz until key demands are met. In contrast, Trump is still insisting via his propaganda platform that negotiation is on-going. (see below) Zandi’s remarks are bad news for Trump, who has teased a deal for weeks with nothing concrete to show for it so far. Same for his one down, Vance (VP) and Marco Rubio (US Secretary o