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Alphabet rose 0.33% to $390.13. Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 release plus the $1T pre-IPO valuation reinforced GOOGL's strategic investment thesis; Samsung HBM4E added an upstream positive.

Anthropic's valuation is a direct mark-to-market on GOOGL's stake. With the Cloud Anthropic partnership deepening, GOOGL captures both equity upside and the workload demand. Search-cannibalization fears recede this week.

Anthropic IPO timeline detail; any Gemini 3.0 release leak. Resistance $395 then $400. Support $385. Antitrust calendar still quiet.

Microsoft surged 3.47% to $426.99, the day's mega-cap leader on a multibillion-dollar Pentagon software deal report from Dell. Azure/AI demand stack stays in play.

MSFT is monetizing every AI angle — government, enterprise, OpenAI partnership. The Pentagon deal validates Azure's defense vertical, the highest-margin durable revenue stream available to a hyperscaler.

Whether the deal headline gets confirmed/expanded. $430 is the breakout level; clean print opens $440. Support $420. AI capex commentary from peers will matter into next earnings.