Meta reported strong ad growth helped by AI but revealed a massive $31.1 billion AI spend, nearly double last year, severely cutting free cash flow and causing a nearly 10% stock drop after hours. CEO Zuckerberg argued AI returns need more time, focusing on consumer AI agents across Meta's platforms. In contrast, Microsoft showed solid AI-driven growth in Azure and 365 Copilot with no increase in AI budget, lifting its stock by almost 8%. Investors favor AI spending with clear, immediate returns, pressuring Meta to prove its strategy soon.
Meta Platforms is experiencing slowing growth, shrinking profit margins, and a weakening balance sheet due to aggressive investments in AI technology. Despite these challenges, the company's valuation remains high at 36 times trailing free cash flow,...
Microsoft and Meta reported earnings with opposite market reactions: Microsoft's stock rose 9.8% due to strong growth in its AI cloud business Azure, which has paying external customers and a large backlog. Meta's stock fell 10% as its AI spending is...
US stock futures rose following strong earnings from Microsoft, which surged nearly 9% in pre-market trading after beating revenue and earnings forecasts. This helped technology stocks recover from a sharp sell-off triggered by the Federal Reserve's ...
SanDisk stock soared about 7,000% over a year to $2,354.39 before plunging roughly 57% to $1,015.89 by late July. This extreme volatility pushed its relative strength index (RSI) from a historic overbought level above 99 to an oversold level below 33...
Wall Street experienced a significant selloff with the Nasdaq 100 nearing correction territory and the Dow Jones dropping over 1,000 points, wiping out recent gains. The selloff is driven by fears of rising interest rates after three Federal Reserve ...
