Meta stock price jumps over 7% in after-hours amid positive Q4 earnings report
The stock price of Meta, listed on the NASDAQ index, saw over 10% rise in the market after-hours on Wednesday as the company released its Quarter 4 earnings report.
Meta Platforms closed on Monday at $668.73 per share –
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Read MoreWhy AbbVie Stock Trounced the Market in 2025
The company sure knows what to do before and after a blockbuster drug tumbles off the patent cliff.
One of the better-quality companies in the pharmaceutical sector, AbbVie (ABBV 2.35%) had a phenomenal year in 2025. Bolstered by numerous positive developments,
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Read MoreFederal Reserve live: Fed to deliver first interest rate decision of 2026
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Read MoreFederal Reserve holds interest rates steady at its first FOMC meeting of 2026
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it is leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged, marking the central bank’s first pause after three consecutive rate cuts last year.
The Fed maintained its federal funds rate — what banks charge each other for short-term loans — in its current range of 3.5% to 3.75%.
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Read MoreStock market today: Trade guide for Nifty 50, gold, silver rates, US Fed meet to Economic Survey 2026 — 8 stocks to buy
Stock market today: The Indian stock market is expected to open flat to mildly positive today, with sustained optimism around the India–EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) likely to support the positive momentum witnessed over the past two trading sessions. With tariffs eliminated on 90–96% of traded goods, the FTA is structurally positive for India’s export-led sectors such as textiles,
The Burst
AppLovin’s Rally Hits a Rough Patch
After an extraordinary run that sent shares soaring nearly 300% over the past year, AppLovin suddenly lost momentum in early October. The sell-off came as a shock to investors who had watched the ad-tech company become one of Wall Street’s brightest stars.
The trigger was a Bloomberg report revealing that the SEC had opened an investigation into AppLovin’s data-collection practices.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Why Did Buffett Buy Google?
When Berkshire Hathaway showed up with a new position in Alphabet, more than a few eyebrows went up. Alphabet, after all, is pursuing everything from autonomous driving to quantum computing, hardly the plain-vanilla playbook Buffett made famous.
But once you dig in, the move becomes far less mysterious. Alphabet is still, above all else,
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Buffett Would Love This Moat, Freeport’s Hidden Growth Engine
In the short run, tariff headlines can turn Mr. Market into a nervous wreck. In the long run, owners do fine by owning scarce, low-cost assets run by rational people. Freeport-McMoRan fits that bill.
U.S. copper prices sold off after Washington excluded refined copper from its new 50% tariffs and instead targeted semi-finished products like wire,
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