Alphabet reported $80.5 billion in quarterly sales, up 15 percent from a year earlier, and above analysts’ estimate of $78.8 billion. Profit climbed 36 percent to $23.7 billion.

Conclusion Alphabet's earnings release is disappointing, but not too bad. For long-term investors, the more concerning issue is its culture.

That’s how much Alphabet has cut its global workforce in 2023, shrinking from a 190,234 headcount at the end of 2022 to 182.381 at the end of Q3 as numerous massive tech firms shed jobs to cut ...