META Platforms stock (NASDAQ: META) has witnessed a substantial increase, spurred by investor enthusiasm over rising user interaction and consistently robust quarterly earnings. So far this year, Meta has gained 16%, significantly outperforming the wider NASDAQ index, which has increased by 2%.
Meta Platforms (META) on Thursday announced a lawsuit against a Hong Kong-based company that has managed to work around the social media giant's advertising detection technology to promote AI-powered explicit apps.
So far this year, one of the better performers among Magnificent 7 has been Meta Platforms Inc.
Meta's AI advancements are already driving higher ad revenue, engagement, and efficiency, especially benefiting small businesses with automated campaign creation and creative generation. By 2026, Meta aims to fully automate ad creation and targeting, eliminating agency middlemen and unlocking significant margin expansion and new advertiser classes. Meta's valuation remains attractive, with Wall Street underestimating both current momentum and the multi-year AI-driven growth cycle ahead.
David Nicholson talks all things Meta Platforms (META) and its A.I. developments.
On today's episode of Catalysts, host Madison Mills speaks with Yahoo Finance Senior Washington Correspondent Jennifer Schonberger on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's upcoming testimony and President Trump's latest comments on a China trade deal. Bob Lang, Explosive Options technical analyst, joins the show to explain how cooling inflation could open the door to Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.
A group of 42 state attorneys general are calling on Meta to curb the rise of investment scams on Facebook that fraudulently use the images of Warren Buffett and other famous figures, New York Attorney General Letitia James said. James said in a news release criminals are consistently evading Meta's automated and human review systems to post fake ads that leave retail investors saddled with millions of dollars in losses.
The planned deal is part of a broader revamp of Meta's AI leadership after its struggles to build the technology.
The stock is gapping its Magnificent Seven peers this year.
Daniel Newman, Futurum Group CEO, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss if Meta's behind on its AI progress.
CNBC's Deirdre Bosa joins 'Money Movers' to discuss Meta agreeing to take a nearly $15 billion stake in Scale AI.
Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, ETR:FB2A, SWX:FB) has agreed to invest $15 billion for a 49% stake in data-labeling startup Scale AI, according to multiple reports Tuesday. The move marks one of the tech giant's largest strategic bets to accelerate its artificial intelligence ambitions.