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Google parent’s ad sale growth slows in second quarter

Google parent’s ad sale growth slows in second quarter
Google is trying to catch up with Amazon and Microsoft's cloud services. (Image: Wiki Commons)
The Wall Street Journal
Google’s advertising sales growth slowed in the second quarter, dampening the search giant’s recovery from a brief dip in its core business after the pandemic.Alphabet reported that its Google division generated US$64.6 billion (NZ$108,4) in ad sales from April to June, an increase of 11.1% from the same period last year. That represented a slowdown from the previous quarter when ad sales rose 13% year-over-year for Alphabet’s primary revenue driver.Alphabet’s total revenues rose 13.5% to US$84.74b, a slowdown from...

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