Alphabet reports Google advertising revenue down 4% YoY to $59B, vs. $60.4B est., and Google Search revenue down 2% YoY to $42.6B (Jon Swartz/MarketWatch)

Jon Swartz / MarketWatch:
Alphabet reports Google advertising revenue down 4% YoY to $59B, vs. $60.4B est., and Google Search revenue down 2% YoY to $42.6B  —  Alphabet Inc.’s stock initially slipped in extended trading Thursday after it missed slightly on revenue and earnings in a ho-hum quarterly result.