Alphabet joins the Dow, Verizon exits and strikes BT deal, Comcast plans split

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Alphabet made its debut in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, replacing Verizon and gaining blue-chip status. Verizon also announced a joint venture with the UK's BT Group, merging their international businesses, and expects to record a loss of up to $800 million in its second quarter tied to the deal. Comcast is planning to spin off into two separate publicly traded companies, with NBCUniversal—including Universal Pictures, NBC's broadcast networks, Peacock, theme parks, and Sky—going independent, while its broadband, cable, and wireless business will stand on its own. Shares of Alphabet and Comcast rose on the news, while Verizon shares fell.

Impact on stocks 4

Cloud & Digital Infrastructure± Mixed · 3 stocks
Comcast Corp
CMCSA
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Comcast plans to spin off NBCUniversal into a separate publicly traded company, which is a capital restructuring event.

Verizon Communications Inc
VZ
▼ NegativeCapitalrelevance

Verizon announced a joint venture with BT Group and expects a loss of up to $800 million in Q2 tied to the deal.

BT Group Plc
BT-A
± MixedCapitalrelevance

BT Group is mentioned as the partner in a joint venture with Verizon, but the impact on BT is not detailed.

Artificial Intelligence▲ · 1 stocks
Alphabet Inc Class C
GOOG
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Alphabet joined the Dow Jones Industrial Average, gaining blue-chip status, which is a capital/valuation event.

Off-coverage companies 1

Universal PicturesPrivate± Mixed
Capitalrelevance

Universal Pictures is part of NBCUniversal, which Comcast plans to spin off, but the impact on Universal Pictures specifically is not discussed.

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