Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., February 1, 2024. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Here’s how big of a surprise corporate profits have been this earnings season: the fourth-quarter is now shaping up to be the best of 2023. Despite ongoing macroeconomic concerns that have … Read more
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Facebook parent company Meta surged Friday, after the firm reported a threefold jump in fourth-quarter profit and issued its first-ever dividend. As of around 6 a.m. ET, the stock price of Meta was up roughly 17% in U.S. premarket trading. Revenue jumped 25% in the fourth … Read more
Information about Facebook stock shares is displayed on a monitor as traders and financial professionals work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the closing bell, November 19, 2018 in New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC … Read more
Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the Meta Connect event at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 27, 2023. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg is so pleased with his “year of efficiency” that he’s extending it indefinitely. On Thursday’s earnings call, after Meta reported fourth-quarter financials that … Read more
Meta Platforms delivered a home-run earnings report after the closing bell Thursday — beating on sales and earnings while declaring its first-ever dividend and boosting its buyback. The bullish combination sent shares soaring in extended trading and fortified our belief in one of our largest positions. Revenue in the three months ended Dec. 31 rose … Read more
The share price of Facebook stock is seen at the Nasdaq stock market in New York. Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can … Read more
Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the Meta Connect event at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 27, 2023. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Meta announced on Thursday that it will pay a quarterly dividend for the first time, and said it authorized an expanded $50 billion share buyback … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms, demonstrates the Meta Quest Pro during the virtual Meta Connect event in New York on Oct. 11, 2022. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta continues to sink billions of dollars a quarter into developing the metaverse, and is just now facing its first real competitive threat from … Read more
Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2024. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Meta will report fourth-quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday. Here’s what analysts surveyed by LSEG, formerly Refinitiv, are expecting: Earnings: $4.96 per share Revenue: $39.18 billion … Read more
A trader works, as a screen displays a news conference by Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell following the Fed rate announcement, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 13, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets … Read more
