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Such is life on Wall Street at the dawn of the artificial-intelligence build-out. Tech companies are hungry for cash to invest in data centers, and investors are forking it over through all possible means, in all parts of the globe—a flurry of fundraising that has mostly supported markets by powering technological advances, even as it tests their ability to absorb it all. Alphabet’s announcement that it would raise $85 billion of equity was just the latest example.
Meta is investing $115 million to stand up a new training program for data center technician jobs, as the social media giant races to build the infrastructure to power its AI ambitions. The cost-free program, America's Workforce Academy, will end in guaranteed job offers to graduates, the company said in a statement. A Meta spokesperson said the program will provide generalist training for data center technicians.
The five-week program, which is free of charge and guarantees a job, follows a recent layoff of 8,000 employees.
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Italy's competition authority said on Monday it had dropped an investigation into Meta Platforms over allegations the company abused its dominant position by installing its artificial intelligence tool on messaging service WhatsApp. The investigation had been launched in July 2025. The regulator, known as AGCM, said it closed its probe because the European Commission had extended its own investigation into the same issue to include the Italian territory.
Investors must decide whether Meta's remarkable ad business outweighs its eye-watering AI spending.
SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic listings could reshape capital flows as new equity supply rises.
Earlier this year, Meta cut thousands of employees and told investors the reductions were necessary to fund its AI ambitions. The company redirected that payroll into infrastructure, researchers, and models designed to compete with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. Mark Zuckerberg called it the most ...
Just days after the S&P 500 climbed to a fresh record high as artificial intelligence stocks extended their remarkable rally, investors got a reminder that markets rarely move in a straight line. Friday’s sell-off erased roughly $1.4 trillion in market value from S&P 500 companies and marked the benchmark index’s steepest one-day decline since October ... The S&P 500 Wiped Out $1.4 Trillion in Market Cap After Red-Hot Jobs Report. Here’s Why
For decades, owning a newspaper looked like a losing bet. Print circulation fell, ad dollars fled to Google and Meta, and plenty of local titles folded for good. So when one of the most respected names in investing keeps pouring money into the sector, it's worth paying attention. That's exactly ...
A remarkable two-month sprint higher for major stock-market indexes encountered its first major hiccup on Friday as the Nasdaq Composite plummeted more than 1,121 points — the biggest one day point drop on record, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
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Meta stock fell more than 6% Friday following a report that it will sell new stock to raise cash for its AI buildout.
Investing.com -- Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) shares fell 7% on Friday after the Financial Times reported the company is considering a major equity raise to fund its artificial intelligence infrastructure.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday told reporters that his team is looking into the idea of AI companies giving the American public a stake in their firms, adding that he planned to host a meeting with AI executives as soon as next week. "There's something very interesting about it, where it almost becomes a partnership with the American public," he told reporters.
Meta is considering raising tens of billions of dollars in a stock offering as it seeks new sources of capital to fund the company's AI ambitions, the Financial Times reported on Friday. The report comes after Alphabet moved to raise $84.75 billion in upsized equity offerings, as Big Tech competes to build data centers and capitalize on growing demand for AI. Meta executives have been exploring "creative" ways to raise cash as it prepares to sharply boost its AI-related expenses, the FT report said, citing three people familiar with the plans.
Meta is considering raising tens of billions of dollars in a stock offering as it seeks new sources of capital to fund Mark Zuckerberg’s vast...
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Snowflake delivered a blockbuster quarter, and SNOW stock is rallying higher. Here's why this data cloud giant is becoming one of the most compelling AI plays in the market right now.
Mega IPOs from SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI are already turning heads on Wall Street and Main Street, expected to fetch some of the steepest valuations in the history of U.S. markets. However, those banking on these IPOs being a guaranteed payday might want to revisit those assumptions. Despite ...
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For the past two years, Wall Street has asked Meta the same question. The company has committed hundreds of billions of dollars to AI infrastructure, data centers, and custom chips. The returns have been real but indirect: better ad targeting, stronger engagement, and higher revenue from a business ...
Broadcom’s 15% slide in premarket trading has widely been blamed on guidance that merely held steady against Wall Street’s lofty expectations. But there might be more to the story. According to Ben Barringer, head of technology research at U.
Pinterest said on Thursday it would pay Amazon Web Services $4 billion for using its cloud services through 2031. (Reporting by Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru)
The rocket and AI company plans to sell 555 million shares at a fixed price, bypassing the traditional price-range method used in most U.S. offerings
