Meta, Tesla, and Microsoft Upstaged the Fed With Ambitious Visions and Mixed Earnings

Markets barely reacted to the central bank but then whipsawed after hours on Big Tech news.

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Meta and Microsoft Double Down on Huge A.I. Spending, Despite DeepSeek Threat

Both Meta and Microsoft committed to huge investments in artificial intelligence, despite new Chinese software outperforming American rivals at a lower cost.
The New York Times - 9h
Tesla’s Fourth-Quarter Earnings Report Sharp Drop in Profit

The electric car company run by Elon Musk is facing increasing competition, but investors have focused mostly on the prospects for Tesla’s self-driving technology.
The New York Times - 23h
Zuckerberg hails Trump administration on Meta earnings call

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday praised President Trump’s administration and said he looks forward to “redefining” the relationship the tech giant has with governments. “This is also going to ...
The Hill - 21h
Microsoft delivers an earnings beat but misses where it matters most

Investors want to see faster cloud revenue growth to justify the billions of dollars the company is investing to scale AI and Microsoft simply did not deliver.
CNBC - 21h
Tesla sees disappointing fourth-quarter earnings amid declining car deliveries

Despite disappointing sales and delivery figures, the company’s stock price has doubled in the past year . Tesla reported earnings for the fourth quarter of 2024 on Wednesday after US stock markets ...
The Guardian - 22h
Tesla earnings miss Wall Street expectations despite record sales

Tesla has been losing market share in several countries as growing competitors offer customers alternatives.
CBS News - 23h
Microsoft to report fourth-quarter earnings amid uproar over DeepSeek’s AI

Questions over multibillion-dollar spending on AI are mounting, spurred by DeepSeek’s shock to US stock market. Microsoft will report its second-quarter earnings for fiscal year 2025 Wednesday as ...
The Guardian - 1d
Microsoft earnings results will take a back seat to burning DeepSeek questions

Microsoft will report fiscal second-quarter earnings on Wednesday afternoon.
MarketWatch - 1d
‘I sense Brussels is ready to be bold and ambitious’: hope mixes with anger on Brexit’s fifth anniversary

The union jack was lowered in Brussels this week in 2020. Today, despite the problems caused by leaving, a yearning for ‘Breturn’ flowers. Andrew Moss despairs, even now, when he thinks back to the ...
The Guardian - 4d

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