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Meta’s stock has languished recently as concern grows over its spending on AI, leaving it unusually cheap. At around 18 times forward earnings, its valuation also represents a discount to other big tech companies. The premium for Google-parent Alphabet’s shares against Meta’s is the highest it has been since 2022.
(Bloomberg) -- Google parent company Alphabet Inc. has kicked off the sale of a six-part debt sale in euros, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified.Most Read from BloombergUS Has Opened a Passage Through Hormuz, Central Command SaysChina’s Unprecedented Defiance of US Sanctions Triggers ShowdownUS and Iran Trade Fire in Gulf, Jolting Four-Week-Old TruceFormer NYC Mayor Giuliani in Critical Condition, Trump SaysBeijing Tells China Firms to Ignore US Sanction
Meta Platforms is working on a roughly $13 billion financing package for a data center in El Paso, Texas, led by Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. (Reporting by Mihika Sharma in Bengaluru)
Pinterest forecast second-quarter revenue above analysts' estimates on Monday, helped by steady spending from advertisers as the image-sharing platform sharpens its ad offerings with deeper artificial intelligence integration. Shares of the California-based company jumped 16% in extended trading. The company has been stepping up investments in AI, rolling out enhancements to its Performance+ ad suite to automate ad creation and improve personalized targeting, which have started to bear fruit.
Over the long-term, the stock market is very good at valuing companies. Not every stock price reaction to recent earnings reports seems fair. Through midday trading on Monday, more than 500 companies in the had reported quarterly results.
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NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) is the stock dominating every retirement account discussion, every cable hit, and every chart on Twitter, and the multi-year run is precisely why. The more important signal sits elsewhere. Semiconductor revenue is cyclical. Always has been. The Bureau of Economic Analysis already shows the math: manufacturing’s share of GDP fell from 9.7% in ... While NVDA Dominates Headlines, Here’s Where the Real AI Economics Are Hiding
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) opened the week lower as oil prices spiked on renewed Iran tensions, with index futures slipping 0.1% after conflicting reports about a U.S. warship near the Strait of Hormuz. WTI crude futures jumped 3% to trade above $105 per barrel, and Brent climbed 3% to above $111, pulling capital into energy names. Futures recovered once ... S&P 500 Faces Oil-Fueled Sell-off Pressure in Possible Return to Merger Monday Deal
Investing.com -- First-quarter earnings have come in “exceptionally strong,” providing the primary fuel behind the U.S. stock market's recent rally even as elevated energy prices and geopolitical uncertainty cloud the outlook, according to Goldman Sachs.
By Diana Novak Jones May 4 (Reuters) - A trial is slated to begin in New Mexico on Monday that will test the state’s claims that Meta’s Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms harmed young users’
May 4 (Reuters) - A trial is slated to begin in New Mexico on Monday that will test the state’s claims that Meta’s Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms harmed young users’ mental health and its bid for a court order forcing the company to make changes. The case, which will be tried before a judge in Santa Fe, stems from a lawsuit filed by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, a Democrat, accusing the social media giant of designing its platforms to addict young users and failing to
(Bloomberg) -- With equities back to their highs after a V-shaped recovery from the Iran oil shock, investors are increasingly caught between left and right tail risks: The tireless AI and semiconductor rally on one side and the gradual drag from higher energy prices on the other.Most Read from BloombergSupertanker Appears to Have Crossed the Strait of HormuzWorld’s Largest Container Carrier Plans Route Avoiding HormuzBeijing Tells China Firms to Ignore US Sanctions on RefinersPhilippines Says T
(Bloomberg) -- The world’s biggest technology companies posted strong earnings last week, showing that the artificial intelligence boom is alive and well. But in the stock market, investors are getting more granular as they try to divvy up the winners and losers in the AI trade.Most Read from BloombergSupertanker Appears to Have Crossed the Strait of HormuzWorld’s Largest Container Carrier Plans Route Avoiding HormuzBeijing Tells China Firms to Ignore US Sanctions on RefinersPhilippines Says Tho
Meta served up strong quarterly results, but investors saw some problem points in its latest report.
Investing.com -- A new industry report from BofA Global Research suggests that aggressive investments in artificial intelligence (AI) could drive global hyperscale capital expenditure (capex) to $1 trillion by calendar year 2027.
(Bloomberg) -- The list of Asian stocks that benefit from business partnership with Nvidia Corp. is getting longer, as the region further integrates into the AI chip giant’s business ecosystem.Most Read from BloombergSupertanker Appears to Have Crossed the Strait of HormuzWorld’s Largest Container Carrier Plans Route Avoiding HormuzBeijing Tells China Firms to Ignore US Sanctions on RefinersPhilippines Says Thousands Evacuated as Mayon Volcano EruptsIran Juggles Oil Cuts and Storage Strain to Re
The headlines blame the spending plan. But I think there's an even bigger concern.
USA Today (NYSE:TDAY) reported what management described as its strongest start to the year in several years, citing improving revenue trends, rising digital contribution, and sharply higher profitability in the first quarter of 2026. Chairman and CEO Mike Reed said the company is “nearing” several
Mark Zuckerberg held a company town hall on April 30 to address Meta employees directly about the layoffs. It was the first time he had spoken to staff about the cuts since Reuters first reported the plan in March. What he said did not reassure them. And what he did not say may have worried them ...
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