Hargreaves Lansdown shares plunge as pandemic trading boom ends
Like other investment platforms, Hargreaves was boosted by bored Britons trading volatile stocks during lockdown. Wild market swings during the crisis prompted an army of retail investors to mobilise on social media platform Reddit and pile into…
Shares of Facebook parent Meta plunge 22% on lower profits
Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, saw its stock plunge after-hours Wednesday after unexpectedly heavy spending on its “metaverse” project led to a rare decline in its fourth-quarter profit. That’s in addition…
Shares of Facebook parent Meta plunge 23% on lower profits
Newly renamed Meta is investing heavily in its futuristic “metaverse” project, but for now, relies on advertising revenue for nearly all its income. So when it posted sharply higher costs but gave a weak revenue forecast late Wednesday, investors got…
Shares of Facebook parent Meta plunge 22 percent on lower profits
Technology Facebook employees take a photo with the company’s new name and logo outside its headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on Oct. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File) The Associated Press By BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press February 2,…
Polls plunge, president reverses course, schools revolt, and numbers show more elders in jeopardy
It’s Monday, July 27, and time to put a trail marker down to remember last week. That was the one where President Donald Trump made a remarkable about face and advocated wearing a mask, watched pretty much every poll show him behind Democratic rival Joe…