Analysts polled by FactSet had forecast earnings of $25.75.  Revenue of $68.01 billion was in line with expectations.

Alphabet  shares were down 4.2% the morning after the release. The company partnered with Microsoft to kick-start the big-tech earnings season,  

Broadly speaking, tech stocks have underperformed.  The Nasdaq Composite Index is down 20% to date, and is down 11% in the latest 12 months, 

Google's services revenue totaled $61.47 billion - including advertising revenue of $54.66 billion and other revenue of $6.81 billion - while cloud revenue reached $5.82 billion. 

CEO Sundar Pichai said in the earnings release, “Q1 saw strong growth in Search and Cloud, in particular, which are helping both people and businesses. 

We will continue to invest in the best products and services as digital transformation continues, and create opportunities for partners and local communities around the world."

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