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Snap shares plummet 15% after weak second-quarter revenue metric
Snap shares tanked more than 15% Tuesday when it reported second-quarter earnings in which global average revenue per user missed expectations. Here is how the company did compared with Wall Street’s expectations: Earnings per share: Loss of 16 cents. That figure is not comparable to analysts’ estimates. Revenue: $1.34 billion vs. $1.35 billion expected, according to LSEG […]
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Former X CEO Linda Yaccarino takes helm at digital health company eMed
Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X Corp., attends the Milken Institute Global Conference 2025 in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 5, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters Linda Yaccarino, the former chief executive of Elon Musk’s social media platform X, is pivoting into health care. The digital health company eMed Population Health on Tuesday announced it has […]
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Why a rumor on social media caused a drop in summer trips to Japan
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Visitor arrivals to Japan dropped in June, amid a prophecy in a manga, or Japanese comic book, that predicted a “disaster” would strike the country in July 2025. The rumor went viral on social media, sparking an abrupt downturn in arrivals from […]
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Figma’s top VCs are sitting on $24 billion worth of stock after massive IPO pop
Figma Inc. signage during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Thursday, July 31, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images You can almost smell the bubbly wafting across Silicon Valley. Following Figma’s blockbuster market debut on Thursday, four of the most iconic […]
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Reddit shares jump more than 10% on second-quarter sales and guidance beat
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman hugs mascot Snoo as Reddit begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange on March 21, 2024. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images Reddit shares jumped more than 10% after the company reported second-quarter earnings on Thursday that beat on sales and guidance. Here’s how the company did compared […]
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Meta, Microsoft roar higher on strong earnings as AI spending booms
META CEO Mark Zuckerberg (L) and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Getty Images Shares of Meta soared 12% and Microsoft popped 5% on Thursday, after the companies reported better-than-expected earnings that beat on top and bottom lines. Microsoft topped the $4 trillion market cap benchmark with the move, joining Nvidia in the club. Both Meta and […]
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Meta’s big AI spending blitz will continue into 2026
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes a keynote speech at the Meta Connect annual event, at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S. September 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to continue his company’s artificial intelligence spending blitz well into the next year as rival tech giants do the same. […]
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Microsoft tops $4 trillion in market cap after hours, joining Nvidia in exclusive club
Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella speaks in front of the OpenAI logo at the Microsoft Build conference in Seattle, Washington, on May 19, 2025. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images The $4 trillion club has a second member, at least based on after-hours trading. Following a better-than-expected earnings report on Wednesday, Microsoft shares […]
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Meta’s Reality Labs posts $4.53 billion loss in second quarter
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg presents Orion AR Glasses as he makes a keynote speech during the Meta Connect annual event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Meta’s Reality Labs, the unit tasked with building the futuristic metaverse, continues bleeding money. The social media company reported […]
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Meta slated to reported second-quarter earnings after the bell
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta is set to report its second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, with analysts eyeing any changes to the company’s costs and related guidance amid CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent artificial intelligence hiring blitz. Here’s what analysts polled by LSEG are expecting: Earnings per […]
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