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Chip stocks have taken it on the chin lately, but worries about the AI trade don’t have to bring down the entire market. The S&P 500’s information technology and communications sectors fell 15% from June 1 through July 29, when the Federal Reserve announced it was holding the fed-funds rate steady, strategist Jim Paulsen wrote Monday on Substack. The overall S&P 500 ended up down less than 4%.
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) has reduced the volume of IT services outsourced to Wipro Ltd (NYSE:WIT) by at least 25% after an artificial intelligence-driven reorganisation that resulted in the closure of its digital marketing division, according to a report from Mint. Wipro’s Revenue from Meta Expected to DeclineThe report, citing two people familiar with the matter, said Wipro now expects to generate approximately $75 million in annual revenue from Meta after the technology giant decided to br
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Record revenue growth and strong guidance failed to offset concerns about volatile search referrals and weaker domestic audience expansion.
Meta Platforms (META) generated the kind of sales growth most firms would be thrilled to see. Wall Street retaliated by cutting about 9% off the stock early Thursday, July 30. Facebook's and Instagram's parent company earned $60.8 billion in sales in the second quarter, up 28% from a year ago. ...
Meta sold off hard after a Q2 print that spooked investors, but a closer look at what actually drove the earnings gap raises a question the market may have answered too quickly.
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) fell 20% since July 15th, even though FQ2 2026 revenue beat estimates. Sales rose 28% year over year to $60.8 billion, ahead of the $60.3 billion Wall Street wanted, and ad impressions climbed 14%. Investors aren’t punishing Meta’s ad business, they’re punishing what it costs to run. Why Did it Tank? What […]
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Meta raised its minimum capital-spending forecast as its artificial-intelligence infrastructure expansion consumed substantially more cash.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has lost more than $130bn (£97bn) in value after investors took fright at the pace of the company’s heavy AI spending.
Meta Platforms stock cratered Thursday after a quarterly report that beat on revenue but raised serious questions about where billions in AI spending actually leads, and Wall Street's response was swift and brutal.

Meta Platforms stock (META) continues to drop since coming out with second quarter earnings on Wednesday. Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley breaks down how investors are reacting to the Facebook parent company's vague guidance on full-year AI capex.
U. S. stock index futures pointed to a stronger opening on Thursday, with investors looking for a rebound after the heavy losses recorded in the previous session.
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The social media giant reported its second quarter results after the bell on Wednesday, missing on earnings per share but beating on revenue.

The social media giant reported its second quarter results after the bell on Wednesday, missing on earnings per share but beating on revenue.
Repurchases went to zero from $10.17 billion a year ago, with $24.91 billion of debt issued instead
Traders intensely debated whether the post-earnings sell-off represents a catastrophic break of support or a bargain buying opportunity.
Total costs and expenses rose 55%, driven by $2.4bn in legal charges and $1.18bn in severance expenses.
Meta said that it’s evaluating various approaches for its cloud business.
Meta beat on revenue and Zuckerberg called AI a generational opportunity, yet the stock cratered in after-hours trading and wiped out billions from his personal fortune. The gap between the bullish pitch and the brutal numbers tells a complicated story.
Meta fell and Microsoft rallied after sending very different signals on how they’re monetizing their massive AI outlays.
Facebook-parent Meta reported profits on Wednesday that fell short of Wall Street expectations, as the cost of staying in the race to deploy artificial intelligence -- along with hefty legal and severance charges -- hurt its bottom line.At Meta, the profit decline was driven largely by one-time items, including $2.4 billion in charges tied to legal proceedings and $1.2 billion in severance from a round of layoffs in May.
An update on the company’s AI spending plans and the shrinking of free cash flow to less than $1 billion heightened scrutiny on the cost of its infrastructure build-out.