Alphabet hits $3T market cap, Figure gains, meme stock rally

Sep 15, 2025
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Yahoo Finance host Julie Hyman tracks today’s top moving stocks and biggest market stories in this Market Minute, including tech titan Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) reaching a $3 trillion market cap, Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR) stock gains as it enters its first full trading week, and investor bullishness on meme stocks Opendoor Technologies (OPEN), GoPro (GPRO), and GameStop (GME).

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It’s time for Yahoo Finance’s market minute.

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The Dow just below the flat line as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq holding near records.

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Investors expect the Fed to cut interest rates for the first time in nine months at Wednesday’s meeting.

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Alphabet shares are jumping, notching a fresh all-time high and officially joining the $3 trillion market cap club for the first time ever.

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The rise coming after city lifted its price target on the stock to $280 from 225, citing the adoption of its Gemini AI models across ads and cloud businesses.

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Shares of blockchain lender Figure are surging up around 18% as it kicks off its first full week of trading.

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The stock’s post IPO rally boosting it to an over $8 billion market cap.

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And meme stocks rallying as retail traders get in on the pre-fed decision market optimism.

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Open Door, GoPro, the OG meme stock GameStop, they’re all rising.

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And that’s your Yahoo Finance market minute. Scan the QR code below to track the best and worst performing stocks of the session.

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