Meta Reports Record Sales, Massive Spending Hike on AI Buildout
The company says its sales were about $60 billion in the fourth quarter for a year-over-year growth rate of 24%.
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Meta Overshadows Microsoft by Showing AI Payoff in Ad Business
The Facebook parent's results highlight the advantages of its simpler, ad-focused business model.
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Carlyle Edges Ahead in Race for Lukoil's International Assets
The private-equity firm agreed to a provisional deal for the sanctioned Russian energy giant's overseas oil fields and gas stations.
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SAP Shares Slump After Cloud Backlog, Guidance Disappoint
SAP shares plunged after the German business-software group's cloud backlog and sales guidance disappointed investors.
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Toyota Remains World's Top-Selling Automaker
The Japanese company cemented its position as the world's top-selling carmaker for 2025.
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Hyundai Flags Challenges as Profit Slumps on Tariff Hit
The South Korean automaker said President Trump's tariffs cost the company an estimated $2.87 billion last year and it expects a similar hit in 2026.
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Nokia Reports Jump In Sales From AI And Cloud Customers
Nokia reported a sharp rise in sales of its network infrastructure equipment but it disappointed investors with softer guidance for the year ahead, sending shares lower.
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Roche Forecasts 2026 Growth, Cites Drug-Pipeline Strength
The Swiss drugmaker expects sales and core earnings per share to grow at constant currencies this year, partly due to the strength of its drug pipeline.
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Deutsche Bank Profit Beats Views on Lighter Costs
Growth at its investment bank and asset-management arm helped to grow its bottom line.
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Glencore's 2025 Copper Production Falls Despite Second-Half Recovery
The Anglo-Swiss mining and trading company said copper production fell 11% last year, though production was almost 50% higher in the second-half of 2025 than in the first six months.
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Alibaba Teams Up With Zelos on $2 Billion Robovan Business
Alibaba's logistics arm is merging its autonomous-driving unit with Chinese robovan specialist Zelos Technology.
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Samsung Profit Beats as Chip Earnings Soar on Strong Demand
Earnings at the company's core semiconductor business rose sharply amid demand for advanced chips needed for the AI infrastructure build-out.
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Apple Supplier STMicroelectronics Flags Improving Chip Sales
The European chip maker returned to year-over-year growth as customers sought chips for personal electronics, communications, computer peripherals and industrial machinery.
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Microsoft's Earnings Surge Is Overshadowed by Data-Center Spending
Higher-than-anticipated capital spending and slower growth in cloud computing are weighing on shares.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
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