It was a busy week of earnings. All members of FAAMG (Facebook, Alphabet/Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple) released their results for the first quarter of 2021 within a few days of each other. I rounded up some of the key figures and management quotes. For those who want the short version, all five companies reported stellar growth – despite coming off massive revenue bases – and seem well-positioned for growth. And here’s the long version. Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) The parent company of search giant, Google kicked things off with another impressive set of results. Revenue jumped 34% to US$41.2 billion, driven by broad-based growth from its advertising businesses, other services, and Google Cloud. Google Advertising was up 32% from a year ago to US$44.7 billion, as Youtube ad revenue grew by around 50% to US$6.0 billion. Google Cloud revenue grew 46% to US$4.0 billion and operating losses in the...