Google Search and YouTube Drove Alphabet's Third-Quarter Revenue Growth

Aggregate clicks are up, cost-per-click down

A year after Google spelled out its plans to evolve into Alphabet Inc., legacy products including search and YouTube continue to be the biggest revenue generators for the company.

According to its third-quarter earnings announced today, Alphabet once again beat analysts' estimates, reporting total revenue of $22.5 billion, a 20 percent increase over the same period last year. Earnings on a per-share basis totaled $9.06, up from $7.35 during the third quarter of 2015. (Analysts had expected

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