Google/Alphabet hits historic high on earnings

Alphabet, the new parent firm for Google, pushed into record territory Monday as a strong quarterly report put it on track to be the world's most valuable company. Alphabet reported quarterly profit rose five percent to $4.92 billion on the back of strong online advertising revenue, particularly from searches done by holiday season shoppers using smartphones or tablets. "This holiday season, we found that shopping moments replaced shopping marathons," Google chief executive Sundar Pichai said du