Alphabet Exploring $33B HubSpot Acquisition Despite Recent Cost Cautions

Reuters reported Alphabet is exploring buying HubSpot, a CRM & marketing company, for over $33 billion

A deal this big would be unusually large for Google/Alphabet based on past acquisitions

The deal would seem at odds with Google's recent austerity measures and job cut warnings

Regulators may scrutinize and block such a large acquisition on competitive concerns

It's questionable what the deal would give Alphabet beyond their existing partnership with HubSpot