Alphabet, Microsoft and Now Meta Release Disappointing Quarterly Earnings

Alphabet, Microsoft and Now Meta Release Disappointing Quarterly Earnings

Meta joined Alphabet and Microsoft in releasing disappointing quarterly financials, following the company’s Q2 earnings call. In a week of a disappointment for mega-cap stocks, the trio has all missed revenue and earnings expectations, with Meta seeing its first quarterly sales decline ever recorded. Economic Slowdown Due to the current global economic slowdown, markets had anticipated that earnings of mega-cap stocks which account for 40% of the Nasdaq, and 30% of the S&P 500 could face a bloodbath. However, although earnings have disappointed, and came in....


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