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Meta’s shares surge after reporting better-than-expected quarterly results
Meta, formerly Facebook, saw its slowest revenue growth since it went public a decade ago during the first quarter of the year. Still, the company outperformed analyst expectations and revenue was up 7% to US$27.9 billion. These better-than-expected results sent Meta’s stock up over 18% after-hours.
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