<br /> According to Reuters, Alphabet beat Wall Street's expectations for their second quarter profit margin.<br />Posted after the closing bell, Alphabet shares jumped over 5-percent in after-hours trading.<br />Google's parent company reported adjusted earnings per share were $10.58, beating analyst estimates by $1.<br />Before adjustments, Alphabet recorded $11.75 earnings per share.<br />Overall, Alphabet reported $32.66 billion in second-quarter revenue, 86-percent of which came from Google’s advertising business. <br />
