Meta mojo is back as earnings surprise powers Big Tech rally

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Meta Platforms Inc shares closed about 23 percent higher and helped spark a rally in the technology sector after the Facebook owner floored Wall Street by slashing its spending forecast and boosting its stock buyback plan by $40 billion. | Reuters

“That is rare,” analysts at Evercorse ISI said, referring to the positive developments. “And stocks react to rare.”

“After Snap’s disaster, the fact that Meta wasn’t quite so bad has brought encouragement to tech mega-caps,” said Fiona Cincotta, analyst at City Index. The forecast reflects savings from the 11,000 job cuts it announced in November, plans for lower data-center construction expenses and moves to drop non-crucial projects.

 

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