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Today is Thursday, January 30, 2025.

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Meta's Record Sales and Profit

Shares of Facebook parent Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META) increased by 2.29% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after reporting record financial earnings results.

Financials: Meta reported earnings of $8.02 per share and revenue of $48.39 billion in the past quarter, which were better than expected.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Meta Platforms continues to grow its profit and revenue due to its strong advertising performance, user base expansion, technology advancements, cost-cutting measures, and expansion into other areas such as virtual reality.

Final Thoughts: Despite the strong results, some investors were not pleased with Meta’s revenue outlook for the current quarter.

Notables

Notable Earnings Today: Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), Mastercard (NYSE: MA), Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), Dow (NYSE: DOW), Visa (NYSE: V), Blackstone (NYSE: BX), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), 1-800-FLOWERS (Nasdaq: FLWS), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), Southwest Air (NYSE: LUV), Sherwin-Williams (NYSE: SHW), Sirius XM (Nasdaq: SIRI), Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA), U.S. Steel (NYSE: X), L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX), KLA Corp (Nasdaq: KLAC), Canadian National Railway (NYSE: CNI), Atlassian (Nasdaq: TEAM), Sanofi (Nasdaq: SNY), Allegro Microsystems (Nasdaq: ALGM), Baker Hughes (Nasdaq: BKR), Oshkosh (NYSE: OSK), Deckers Outdoor (NYSE: DECK), The Cigna Group (NYSE: CI), Mobileye Global (Nasdaq: MBLY), PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG), SkyWest (Nasdaq: SKYW), Adtalem Global Education (NYSE: ATGE), Altria (NYSE: MO), A.O. Smith (NYSE: AOS), AppFolio (Nasdaq: APPF), Arthur J. Gallagher (NYSE: AJG), Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY), Beazer Homes (NYSE: BZH), Berkshire Hills Bancorp (NYSE: BHLB), Bread Financial (NYSE: BFH), Brunswick (NYSE: BC), Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH), Check Point Software (Nasdaq: CHKP), Coursera (NYSE: COUR), Cullen/Frost (NYSE: CFR), Dover (NYSE: DOV), Dynatrace (NYSE: DT ), Gen Digital (Nasdaq: GEN), International Paper (NYSE: IP), Kirby (NYSE: KEX), LPL Financial (Nasdaq: LPLA), Malibu Boats (Nasdaq: MBUU), Manpower (NYSE: MAN), Murphy Oil (NYSE: MUR), NetScout Systems (Nasdaq: NTCT), PulteGroup (NYSE: PHM), Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), ResMed (NYSE: RMD), Rogers Communications (NYSE: RCI), Roper (Nasdaq: ROP), Schneider National (NYSE: SNDR), STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO), Tractor Supply (Nasdaq: TSCO), Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO), Viavi (Nasdaq: VIAV).

Notable IPOs Today: Jackson Acquisition Company II (NYSE: JACS), Beta Bionics, Inc. Common Stock (Nasdaq: BBNX), Cloudastructure, Inc. Class A Common Stock (Nasdaq: CSAI), Stellar V Capital Corp. Unit (Nasdaq: SVCCU).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Peer To Peer Network (Silicon Prairie Online), Holidaily Brewing (StartEngine), CellMosaic (StartEngine), Arrive (PicMii), AtomBeam (StartEngine).

Notable Economic Events Today: GDP (8:30 a.m. ET), Jobless Claims (8:30 a.m. ET), Pending Home Sales (10:00 a.m. ET), Fed's Balance Sheet (4:30 p.m. ET).

Tesla Overcomes Bad Results

Despite posting bad financial earnings results on Wednesday, Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) jumped 4.15% in after-hours trading.

Financials: Tesla reported earnings of 73 cents per share and revenue of $25.7 billion in the past quarter, which were lower than expected.

Final Thoughts: Investors are still bullish on Tesla’s plans to create more affordable electric vehicles for consumers.

Microsoft Drops Amid Azure Growth Slowdown

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) fell 4.63% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after posting financial earnings results that showed slowing growth for its cloud platform Azure.

Financials: Microsoft reported earnings of $3.23 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $69.6 billion; both were better than expected.

Final Thoughts: Revenue for Azure grew by 31%, which is lower than in previous quarters.

Trends to Watch

Big Blue’s Big Win: IBM shares rise 9% on earnings beat (CNBC)

Now That’s Not Good: ServiceNow Stock Falls as Revenue Comes In Shy of Estimates. AI Demand Stays Strong. (Barron’s)

Good Gamble: Las Vegas Sands Stock Surges On Mixed Q4 Results Driven By Strength In Singapore (Benzinga)

As Expected: Bitcoin rallies to $104.7K after Fed FOMC ‘nothing burger’ lines up with market expectations (Cointelegraph)

Changing Cardano: Major Cardano Hard Fork Will Give ADA Holders a Say in Network's Future (Decrypt)

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