Google could challenge for $2 trillion market cap after earnings, stock-split news

Google parent Alphabet Inc. headed toward a couple of elusive marks Tuesday evening, after disclosing earnings and plans for a stock split: A $3,000 share price and $2 trillion market cap.

Alphabet shares gained more than 9% in the extended session, which ended with Alphabet’s class A shares
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+1.73%
selling for $3,005 apiece and the class C shares
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+1.61%
going for $3,013.83. The class A shares have never…