Facebook owner floored Wall Street by slashing its spending forecast and boosting its stock buyback plan
The company was set to add around $75 billion to its market value and would post its best day in a decade, if gains hold., Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc, all of which sport market values of more than $1 trillion and report earnings after market close.
“That is rare”, analysts at Evercorse ISI said, referring to the positive developments. “And stocks react to rare.” “There is also a less hawkish Fed which is also boosting demand for growth and tech stocks generally.”Meta now expects its 2023 expenses between $89 billion and $95 billion, a sharp drop from its previous outlook of $94 billion to $100 billion, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling the period a “Year of Efficiency.”
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