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Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) shares are trading lower Wednesday after the company reported worse-than-expected financial results. Alphabet said first-quarter revenue increased 23% year-over-year to $68.01 billion, which came in below the $68.04 billion estimate, according to data.
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