Alphabet Surpasses $100 Billion in Revenue

Google just made history. For the first time ever, Alphabet,

Google's parent company, reported over $100 billion in quarterly revenue,

a number even Wall Street didn't see coming. In their latest earnings report,

Alphabet pulled in $102.3 billion, up 16% from last year, and earned $2.87

per share, crushing analyst expectations of $2.29. Investors loved

it. Shares jumped right after the announcement. The big story behind the growth is cloud

and AI. Google Cloud posted strong profits as companies race to build AI tools and

need more computing power. Their advertising business, the old reliable,