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#Tech Five: Google shares jump off Alphabet announcement Here's a surprise that shareholders seemed to like: Google shocked Wall street Monday afternoon after suddenly announcing the creation of Alphabet, its new publicly traded parent company. Shares of Google were up more than 6%during Tuesday morning trading. Let's take a look at the tech stocks to watch Tuesday: Google (GOOG: Google's new overlord will contain its zany experimental ventures, such as its driverless cars, and 3g-beaming balloons, while Google (now a subsidiary of Alphabet) will"slim down "and exclude companies that are not a part of its core internet business. Sundar Pichai will be the new CEO of Google, while Google cofounders Larry page and Sergey Brin will head Alphabet. Twitter (TWTR: Twitter's stock was back down to red Tuesday morning after bouncing back Monday. Interim CEO Jack Dorsey showed a bid of confidence in the lagging company Monday, buying more than 31,000 shares of Twitter for about $875, 000. Following Dorsey's purchase, shares jumped 9%to close at $29. 50 on Monday. The company also pleased investors after announcing an expanded deal with the NFL, which will streamline more of the leagues content on the platform. Company shares were down more than 1%Tuesday morning. Symantec (SYMC: Symantec announced plans to sell its data storage business, Veritas, for $8 billion cash. According to Reuters, the company will sell Veritas to a group including Carlyle Group and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC. Company shares were down more than 1%during Tuesday morning trading. Apple (AAPL: Apple shares have been quite volatile lately. Shares were down more than 2%Tuesday morning after climbing up to more than 2%during Monday trading. The company's stock is down 12 %since July 21 nd have found itself in correction territory, falling 14%from their all-time high of $134. 54 that it clocked in April. Alibaba (BABA: Alibaba shares were falling Tuesday morning after the Chinese e-commerce giant announced that it bought a 19.9%stake in major Chinese electronic retailer, Suning. This announcement comes out ahead of Alibaba's earnings report, which is expected to come out Wednesday. Company shares were down more than 1%Tuesday morning i

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