Google is slated to report second-quarter earnings after the bell this afternoon, with analysts expecting the company to post strong profit and sales growth. Though you’d think the economic slowdown would ill-effect the advertising revenue underpinning the company, Google (GOOG) has yet to report such an impact. Analysts expect Google’s earnings to jump 33 percent to $4.74 per share, from $3.56 per share in the year-ago quarter, on continued strong growth in search advertising.
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