BBCNEWS World Business Report June 4, 2024 04:36:00
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 an...