BEIJING (AP) _ Baidu Inc. (BIDU) on Thursday reported a second-quarter loss of $90 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

The Beijing-based company said it had a loss of 26 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option expense, were $2.39 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.93 per share.

The web search company posted revenue of $4.86 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.76 billion.

For the current quarter ending in October, Baidu Inc. said it expects revenue in the range of $4.7 billion to $5.2 billion. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $5.19 billion.

Baidu Inc. shares have decreased 24% since the beginning of the year. The stock has increased 32% in the last 12 months.

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