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Google Inc. earnings, revenue fall below projections

Internet search leader Google lost control of its own data when a printing contractor released its third-quarter earnings report more than three hours early on Thursday. The results alarmed investors because earnings and revenue fell well below analyst projections. The disappointment triggered a drop in the stock price that erased about $20 billion in shareholder wealth.

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