Google delivers 3Q letdown early, stock plummets




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Summary: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) , As far as unpleasant surprises go, Google hit Wall Street with a double whammy Thursday. The Internet search leader that prides itself on organizing the world's information lost control of its own data when a contractor released its third-quarter earnings report more than three hours before the numbers were supposed to come out.