Alphabet's Stock Slipped 2.2% After Sundar Pichai's Earnings Beat Was Inflated by a $77.1 Billion Unrealized Gain on Equity Holdings. Should Investors Discount That Gain When Judging the Real Growth S
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Unrealized gains are lovely when they happen, but they can also turn into unrealized losses.
Accounting is complicated, which is why quarterly and annual reports are so long and boring to read. But when you see a company like Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) rep...