Google Search revenue growth slows to 12 percent

Alphabet reported the fastest search query growth in five years, yet Q3 Search revenue growth slowed to 12 percent from about 17 percent, and paid click growth fell from 13 percent to 8 percent. With roughly $200 billion in planned infrastructure spending this year, largely for AI, shares have dropped about 14 percent since the report.

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