Google Beats the Street and CEO is "Optimistic about the Future"

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Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Q3 09' earnings beat the Street and CEO Eric Schmidt believe "the worst of the recession is clearly behind us." Google shares moved up 3% after-hours and are now in the $547 range, welcome to a new 52-week high.

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(StreetInsider.com) Google reported Q3 EPS of $5.89 (ex-items) versus the analyst estimate of $5.40. The EPS number from Google also beat the 'street high' EPS estimates of $5.68. Revenue for the quarter rose to $4.38 billion, which compares to the estimate of $4.23 billion. Revenues were up 7% year-over-year despite the tough economy.

CEO Eric Schmidt, "While there is a lot of uncertainty about the pace of economic recovery, we believe the worst of the recession is behind us and now feel confident about investing heavily in our future."

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