Investors Shouldn’t be Afraid of Breaking up Meta (Nasdaq: META)

Investors Shouldn’t be Afraid of Breaking up Meta (Nasdaq: META)

24/7 Wall St. Key Points: Key Points A potential breakup of Meta (NASDAQ: META) could unlock shareholder value, similar to historical cases like AT&T (NYSE: T) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). If Meta were divided into separate entities like Facebook and Instagram, individual asset valuations might exceed the current combined market cap. Despite recent market volatility, Meta has remained resilient, and distributing its business units to shareh…

US Stock Futures Fall As Markets Brace For Earnings From Microsoft, Meta, Apple And Apple This Week: 'Earnings Estimates Don't Signal A Recession' Says Leading Analyst - Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV)

U.S. stock futures are down in early-morning trade on Monday, after ending the previous week on a high note, with back-to-back sessions of strong rallies. The markets are jittery ahead of a packed earnings week, with four of the “Mag 7” — Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) — alongside several other heavy-hitters, set to release their results over the next few days. Investors will be c…

The AEX will continue the nice recovery of the past few weeks on Monday. Investors seem to be confident in the quarterly reports from Apple, Microsoft and Shell, among others, and in the important economic reports that will come out later this week. They are also awaiting new developments in the US trade battle with other countries.

Earnings playbook: Apple and Meta highlight the busiest week of the season

Investors look to some of the biggest companies for guidance on how the global trade could impact their bottom lines.

Apple to report second quarter earnings as tariff uncertainty clouds Big Tech outlook

Apple (AAPL) will report its second quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday as Wall Street looks for early signs of the impacts of President Trump's tariffs on the iPhone maker. The company is expected to report higher earnings but may be wary of its prospects for the rest of the year. The second quarter wrapped up in late March, and because Trump held his tariff announcement on April 2, the full breadth of the duties' effects may not come i…

The US stock markets start nicely into a trend-setting trading week, which continues to be the focus of Donald Trump's tariff dispute. In addition, important economic and inflation data as well as the quarterly figures of Big Tech are likely to influence market events. Four of the so-called Magnificent Seven, including Microsoft, Apple, Meta and Amazon, will present their business reports in the coming days. [...] The post stock markets: stock m…