After yesterday’s big-tech antitrust hearing, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG/GOOGL), the parent of Google, reported second quarter 2020 earnings results today. Alphabet’s earnings and revenue dropped from the prior-year quarter. However, both the bottom and topline numbers beat the market’s estimates.
Advertising revenue declined 8% year-over-year to $29.9 billion in the second quarter. Search & Other revenue dropped 10% or $2.3 billion to $21.3 billion.
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Alphabet shares were trading up about 1% in the after-market hours.
Read Alphabet Q2 2020 earnings call transcript
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