By Eric Auchard 59 minutes ago SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc (GOOG.O) quarterly profit beat Wall Street targets, sending shares up 6 percent as the Internet search and advertising leader withstood deepening economic turmoil.Web traffic and revenue growth were strong in all major parts of the world, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said in a statement.
"While we are realistic about the poor state of the global economy, we will continue to manage Google for the long term," he said.
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