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Alphabet Surges After-Hours On Record Search Queries, Backlog Builds Google shares are rallying after hours as parent Alphabet's first-quarter earnings report showed strong revenue growth in cloud computing and internet search ads, helping investors look past slowing profits amid huge AI spend. Earnings per share were $5.11, well ahead of Wall Street's consensus estimate of $2.63, and up from $2.81 last year. Revenue for the quarter reached $110 billion, more than expectations of $107 billion, and up 22% on the year. The most closely watched line in Google's reporting is its cloud unit...

Netflix Grants Warner Bros. One Week Waiver To Reopen Paramount Skydance Deal Talks Warner Bros. Discovery said in a press release that it will temporarily reopen talks with Paramount Skydance after Netflix granted a seven-day waiver, allowing WBD to address "deficiencies that remain unresolved and clarify certain terms of PSKY's proposed merger agreement." "Netflix has provided WBD a limited waiver under the terms of WBD's merger agreement with Netflix, permitting WBD to engage in discussions with Paramount Skydance ("PSKY") (NASDAQ: PSKY) for a seven-day period ending on February 23, 2026, to...