Alphabet, Google’s parent company, continued to gain ground against an advertising slump that had threatened its lofty profits, reporting revenue that surpassed Wall Street’s expectations, signaling the resilience of its search engine.
Alphabet posted $74.6 billion in quarterly sales on Tuesday, up 7 percent from a year earlier and besting analysts’ estimate of $72.9 billion, according to data compiled by FactSet.
The internet giant said…