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If Wednesday's Congressional showdown was the shot, Thursday's reported earnings from those companies—Facebook, Alphabet, Apple and Amazon—was the chaser.

Notably, for the first time, Alphabet (Google's parent company) saw a year-over-year revenue decline. As stay-at-home orders continued, Apple made $13.2 billion in "services" like the App, Apple Music and iCloud.

Facebook acknowledged that the ongoing ad boycott could affect next quarter's profits. Amazon, again, noted that third party sales grew faster in Q2 than first party sales. 

Here are their reported revenues in Q2:

• Facebook: $18.687 billion
• Alphabet: $38.3 billion
• Apple: $59.7 billion
• Amazon: $88.9 billion

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• People who rely on social media for political news are less knowledgeable, study finds
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