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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.

S&P 500 climbed to 7,563.6 (+0.58%), printing fresh record territory on US-Iran ceasefire optimism. Dell earnings and a Pentagon software deal added a bid; breadth supportive.

Record highs on geopolitical relief plus the AI capex story still funding bids in mega-caps. Microsoft +3.47% on Pentagon deal news shows the institutional buyer hasn't blinked despite bubble chatter.

PCE Friday is the only big macro print. Above 7,600 opens 7,700; failure of 7,500 turns it into a profit-taking session. Watch VIX 15.74 — sub-15 would confirm the all-clear.