It’s been one whole year since Google first reported earnings as Alphabet, its new-ish parent company. Today the umbrella company announced $22.45 billion in revenue (including traffic acquisition costs) and $9.06 earnings per share (non-GAAP) for its third 2016 quarter. Analysts had expected less: $22.05 billion in revenue and $8.64 earnings per share. Last year (Q3 2015), Google […]