Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images In its worst day of trading ever, shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), the parent company of Google, took a 12% dive on Thursday, erasing about half a trillion dollars in value and dragging the Nasdaq down with it. The exchange closed down by 365 points, or about 1.4%. Shares continued to fall Friday morning. According to reporting in the Financial Times, that's the second biggest drop in market value ever seen on Wall Street. Nvidia holds that dubious honor; it lost $593 billion in one day in January 2025.
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