Meta posted nice numbers for the June quarter with revenue surging 22% to $47.5 billion and net income up 36% to $18.3 billion. Earnings per share of $7.14 was also beat Wall Street's expectations, as did daily active users rose to 3.48 billion.
Meta will host a call with investors at 5 p.m. EDT, with an option to listen in on its investor relations website.
Qualcomm reported fiscal third-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street expectations. Qualcomm said it expected $2.85 per share at the midpoint of adjusted earnings on $10.7 billion in revenue at the midpoint in the fourth quarter.
Meta reported its second-quarter earnings on Wednesday and revealed that Reality Labs logged an operating loss of $4.53 billion while recording $370 million in sales during the period. Analysts were projecting that unit to post a second-quarter operating loss of $4.99 billion while generating $381 million in sales.
The second-quarter results showed the Facebook parent's core ad business remains strong at a time when the company is investing billions of dollars into artificial intellilgence.
Meta Platforms is scheduled to report earnings after Wednesday's close. The stock recently hit a record high near $747.90/share and is currently trading near $702.
Meta will report earnings for the second quarter after the closing bell on Wednesday. Wall Street expects $44.3 billion in revenue for the quarter.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed plans for a personal AI superintelligence that will help individuals achieve goals and pursue creative endeavors over productivity tools.
Italy said Wednesday it opened a probe into social media giant Meta for potentially breaking EU competition laws by installing its AI tool into WhatsApp.
Italy's antitrust authority said on Wednesday it had opened a probe into Meta for allegedly abusing its dominant position when installing its AI tool on Whatsapp messaging app.
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