Alphabet Inc.’s Google has invested $1 billion in CME Group and has struck a separate deal to move the futures exchange operator’s trading systems to the cloud, the companies said on Thursday. Under the terms of the 10-year partnership between Google and CME, the Chicago-based exchange operator will begin moving its technology infrastructure to Google Cloud next year. The deal with CME marks a big win for Google’s cloud business, which competes against Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. for large, lucrative contracts from blue-chip Fortune 500 companies. The deal also gives Google a foothold in the financial services sector, which is starting to invest big money on cloud computing services. Google’s $1 billion equity investment was in the form of non-voting convertible preferred stock of CME, the companies added. The partnership with Google would help CME provide easy access for more market participants, optimize costs, and streamline IT infrastructure and …