Google profits

[From Eric Mann] Google Profits have been announced to a mixed reaction. "Google, the Mountain View Internet advertising juggernaut, reported a $2.3 billion profit for its most recent quarter, up 17.5 percent from a year earlier. First-quarter revenue was $8.58 billion. "We had a great quarter with 27 percent year-over-year revenue growth," Google Chief Financial Officer Patrick Pichette said in a news release accompanying the earnings report. " More after the jump.