by the latest earnings news from two giants alphabet and microsoft. shares in the parent company of google dropped over 5% in after hours trading after it reported disappointing results. the company that also owns youtube said ad sales rose just 6% in the three months to september, to $69 billion as firms cut their advertising budgets amidst an economic slowdown. it marked the us firm s weakest quarterly growth in nearly a decade outside of the start of the pandemic. liam patterson is chief executive of bidnamic a google shopping specialists. what did you make of the news from alphabets analysts i worried? i from alphabets analysts i worried? from alphabets analysts i worried? ~ worried? i think it highlighted no company worried? i think it highlighted no company is worried? i think it highlighted no company is immune, - worried? i think it highlighted no company is immune, quite often google is seen as an immune business, they have so many different components to the company, t
alphabet and microsoft have fallen, after they announced slowing sales. alphabet, which owns google and youtube, said sales rose just 6% in the three months to september, to $69 billion as firms cut their advertising budgets. microsoft said demand for computers had weakened as business customers cut back. the bbc understands that ford is to discontinue production of the fiesta as early as next year. since its introduction in the 1970s, more than 20 million vehicles have been sold worldwide, but its popularity has dwindled in recent years. ford has refused to comment. in the cricket, england have suffered a shock defeat against ireland in the men s t20 world cup in australia. they lost by five runs at the melbourne cricket ground. the last time ireland beat england in the tournament was 11 years ago. our correspondent joe lynskey reports.
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