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Shares of Facebook parent Meta plunge 23% on lower profits
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - Newly renamed Meta is investing heavily in its futuristic 'œmetaverse'ť project, but for now, relies on advertising revenue for nearly all its income. So when it posted ...
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Asian shares shrug off tech-led selloff on Wall Street
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Asian shares were mostly higher Friday after a historic plunge in the stock price of Facebook's parent company helped yank other tech stocks lower on Wall...
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Meta, Platforms, Spotify fall; Humana, Ralph Lauren rise
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Meta Platforms Inc., down $85.40 to $237.60. Facebook's parent company gave investors a weak revenu...
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Bank of England hikes interest rates again as prices surge
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The Bank of England raised interest rates for the second time in three months on Thursday, putting the United Kingdom far ahead of the rest of Europe and t...
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Japanese game maker Nintendo's profits hurt by chips crunch
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Nintendo's profit for the nine months through December slipped 2.5%, as shortages of computer chips hurt production, the Japanese video game maker behind th...
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As winter storm moves across US, ice becomes bigger concern
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - About 350,000 homes and businesses lost power across the U.S. on Thursday as freezing rain and snow weighed down tree limbs and encrusted power lines, par...
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Asian shares mixed as earnings fuel gains on Wall Street
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday as the latest batch of company earnings reports kept investors in a buying mood, driving gains on Wall Street. Marke...
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N. Ireland 1st minister quits amid battle over Brexit checks
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Northern Ireland's First Minister resigned Thursday as tensions over Britain's departure from the European Union triggered a fresh political crisis in the ...
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Nokia profit matches expectations; dividend to resume
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - HELSINKI (AP) - Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia reported fourth-quarter profits Thursday in line with analyst expectations and said it will resume payin...
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Snap stock soars 58% after posting profit for 1st time
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - Investors are snapping up shares of Snap Inc. after the owner of the disappearing message platform Snapchat surprised Wall Street by posting a quarterly profit for the f...