Meta’s Metaverse May Be Shrinking. Investors Are Happy and the Stock Is Surging
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Shares of Meta Platforms (META) surged Thursday following a report that the company is looking to significantly cut spending on its “metaverse”
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The S&P 500 has been on a superb run over the past five years.
How the stock market will perform in 2026 is anyone’s guess. Many investors believe the broader benchmark S&P 500 index is due for a pullback after several years of strong performance. There will also be midterm elections,
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Kroger (KR) stock fell about 3% in premarket trading after the food retailer reported little revenue growth year over year.
The Cincinnati-based grocery chain posted adjusted earnings per share of $1.05, slightly beating Wall Street analysts’ expectations of $1.03 earnings per share, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.
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What an incredible comeback year it’s been for fallen former chip darling Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), which added to its gains last week after whispers that the firm might have a deal with Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) to make some of its Mac chips.
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Welcome to this week’s edition of 401(k) Real Talk, where Fred Barstein, contributing editor for WealthManagement.com’s RPA channel, reviews all of last week’s industry news and selects the five most important/interesting stories.
Worth reading/listening/noting:
Read the full raw transcript below:
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