Meta loses $200 billion in value, Zuckerberg focuses on AI, metaverse

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC.Alex Wong | Getty ImagesMark Zuckerberg started Meta's earnings call by talking about artificial intelligence. Then he moved onto the metaverse, touting his company's headsets, glasses and...

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Ford Q1 earnings beat, rosy 2024 outlook, cost discipline welcome news

Ford Motor on Wednesday evening delivered higher than expected profits in the first quarter, driven by strength in its commercial business. Positive updates to its full-year outlook helped send shares rallying by roughly 2.5% in after-hours trading. Automotive revenue increased 2% year over year, to $38.89 billion, missing analysts'...

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Chipotle abandons Farmesa Fresh Eatery spinoff after ghost kitchen closes

Chipotle is launching Farmesa Fresh Eatery first at Kitchen United's upcoming Santa Monica location.Source: Chipotle Mexican GrillChipotle Mexican Grill is abandoning its Farmesa Fresh Eatery spinoff after partner Kitchen United closed its ghost kitchens.A little over a year ago, Chipotle announced the opening of its first Farmesa location at...

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JPMorgan Chase is caught in U.S-Russia sanctions war after overseas court orders $440 million seized from bank

JPMorgan Chase CEO and Chairman Jamie Dimon gestures as he speaks during the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on Wall Street firms, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 6, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersA Russian court sided with state-run lender VTB Bank in its...

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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: META, IBM, CMG, NOW

Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : Align Technology — The orthodontics technology company added 3.6% after beating analysts' expectations for its first-quarter results. Align posted adjusted earnings of $2.14 per share on revenue of $997.4 million, higher than the $1.97 in earnings per share on...

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Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Q1 2024 earnings

The logo of Chipotle Mexican Grill is seen in Manhattan, New York.Shannon Stapleton | ReutersChipotle Mexican Grill on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat analysts' expectations, fueled by higher traffic to its restaurants.The stock rose 4% in extended trading.Here's what the company reported compared with what Wall Street was...

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Stripe, doubling down on embedded finance, de-couples payments from the rest of its stack

Stripe continues to hold the title of being the biggest financial technology business still in private hands, with a current valuation of about $65 billion and a whopping $1 trillion in total processed payment volume last year alone. But fintech is fragmented and a fast-moving target, and with competitors chipping...

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