GOOG News & Events

Cboe data shows mixed options sentiment in Alphabet (GOOG), with shares up $3.66, or 1.0%, near $368.56. Options volume roughly in line with average with 45k contracts traded and calls leading puts for a put/call ratio of 0.31, compared to a typical level near 0.5. Implied volatility (IV30) dropped 0.59 near 38.98, in the highest 10% of observations over the past year, suggesting an expected daily move of $9.05. Put-call skew steepened, indicating increased demand for downside protection.Looking ahead: Alphabet (GOOG) will report earnings after the close on None.Option markets are pricing in a 50% probability of a move greater than 0.0% or $0.00.

Accenture (ACN) and Google Cloud (GOOG) announced a suite of agentic solutions to enable mid-market companies to drive technology and AI transformation. Accenture Edge will bring Accenture's global strength and leadership position with Google Cloud to a new market segment providing pre-built solutions designed for the speed and scale mid-market organizations require. The company's said, "The collaboration spans six agentic solution areas that are purpose-built for mid-market needs: Customer intelligence and growth - Customers can leverage Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform and Agentic Data Cloud to automate intelligent personalized marketing and experiences for growth with one-on-one customer insights. Customer experience - Businesses can enhance their B2B and B2C customer interaction channels with Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience to accelerate time-to-value and improve customer satisfaction metrics. Cybersecurity - Customers can Automate their defenses at scale with AI Threat Defense, including continuous end-to-end cyber threat analysis, autonomous operations and prioritized response. Agentic and data-led business operations - Organizations can apply contextually aware agentic AI to accelerate complex tasks, gain efficiency and streamline business operations using Gemini Enterprise and Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. Industry solutions - Customers can deploy ready-to-use agentic core industry solutions, including consumer goods, retail, banking, telecommunications and supply chain solutions with Gemini Enterprise, Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform and Agentic Data Cloud. Workforce enablement - Businesses can multiply workforce productivity and collaboration with Google Workspace natively powered by Gemini."

Cognizant (CTSH) announced a significant expansion of its partnership with Google Cloud (GOOGL). Through the expanded collaboration, which builds on the dedicated Gemini Enterprise practice announced in April, Cognizant and Google Cloud are bringing together jointly delivered solutions, a portfolio of reusable agents and certified Cognizant Frontier Certified Engineers who work directly within client environments to accelerate time to value on Gemini deployments. The work focuses on helping clients realize the value of their investments across the Google Cloud AI portfolio, including Gemini Enterprise, Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience and Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.