Google has divided its stock into two different symbols: GOOG and GOOGL. GOOG is now a new dataset for Class C shares. GOOGL now contains all of the price information that used to be displayed as GOOG. GOOGL has also been adjusted for the associated distribution. Use "_GOOGL" for unadjusted data.
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