(San Francisco) Alphabet, the parent company of Google, achieved a turnover of more than 80 billion dollars in the first quarter, of which it generated 23.7 billion in net profit, according to its published results press release Thursday, two results well above market expectations.
The online search giant, which invests massively in artificial intelligence (AI), also delighted Wall Street with the announcement of the payment of a dividend: its stock took off by more than 13% during electronic trading after the closing of the Stock Exchange.