Meta reports earnings, revenue miss and forecasts second straight quarter of declining sales

In this article META Facebook parent Meta reported a steeper-than-expected drop in revenue, missed on earnings and issued a surprisingly weak forecast, pointing to a second consecutive decline in year-over-year sales. The shares dropped 3.8% in extended trading. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: $2.46 per share vs. $2.59 per share expected, according to Refinitiv…

Self-driving start-up Pony.ai plans to mass produce robotrucks in China

Self-driving tech start-up Pony.ai announced Thursday it plans to mass produce autonomous driving trucks with equipment manufacturing giant Sany Heavy Industry. Pony.ai BEIJING — Self-driving tech start-up Pony.ai announced Thursday it plans to mass produce autonomous driving trucks in China with equipment manufacturing giant Sany Heavy Industry. Annual production is set to reach about 10,000…

The Mega Millions jackpot has now surged to $1.02 billion. Here’s the tax bill if you win

MARK RALSTON | AFP | Getty Images The Mega Millions jackpot just won’t quit. After no ticket matched all six numbers drawn Tuesday night, the top prize has surged to $1.02 billion for Friday night’s drawing. It marks the fourth time a lottery jackpot has crossed the $1 billion mark. While the chance of a…

Are you deep in credit card debt? Here’s when it may make sense to tap your retirement savings

And-one | Istock | Getty Images With credit card debt on the rise, as Americans’ budgets are squeezed from inflation and interest rates tick up, many people may be eager for ways to reduce their balances. One place they may look is to their retirement accounts — and specifically their 401(k) plan. Many people have…

New Jersey’s Proposed Menthol Ban Is All Pain and No Gain

New Jersey’s proposed ban on the sale of menthol cigarettes (Assembly Bill 1989) would reduce excise and sales tax collections by as much as $243 million per year. Despite the significant revenue loss, smoking rates are unlikely to decline. New Jersey should look to the recent Massachusetts experiment to see what to expect if they…

Spirit, Frontier terminate deal that was marred by JetBlue’s rival bid

A Frontier Airlines airplane taxis past a Spirit Airlines aircraft at Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Spirit Airlines terminated its merger agreement with Frontier Airlines on Wednesday, months after rival suitor JetBlue Airways‘ all-cash bid threw the planned tie-up into disarray. Shareholders…

Deutsche Bank beats expectations to post eighth straight quarter of profit

Deutsche Bank beat market expectations to post an eighth straight quarter of profit on Wednesday, recording a second-quarter net income of 1.046 billion euros ($1.06 billion). The German lender exceeded consensus expectations among analysts aggregated by Refinitiv of a 960.2 million euro profit, and vastly improved on the 692 million euro profit for the same…

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said he does not think the U.S. is currently in a recession

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday he does not believe the U.S. economy is in a recession as the central bank raised rates further to fight inflation. “I do not think the U.S. is currently in a recession and the reason is there are too many areas of the economy that are performing too…

Elon Musk has taken even shorter flights than Kylie Jenner’s 17-minute trip, says jet-tracking teen

When Kylie Jenner’s very brief flight on a private jet went viral last week, people were outraged — largely about the environmental impact of the trip. Jack Sweeney was unfazed. The 19-year-old whose Twitter account @CelebJets publicized Jenner’s trip has made a name for himself since January by publicly tracking the private jets of billionaires…

Here’s how advisors are shifting clients’ portfolios as the Federal Reserve again hikes rates by 75 basis points

The Good Brigade | DigitalVision | Getty Images As the Federal Reserve again raises interest rates to combat soaring inflation, some advisors are shifting clients’ investment portfolios. The central bank on Wednesday enacted its second consecutive three-quarters of a percentage point interest rate increase, aiming to curb rising prices without triggering a recession. The move…

The Federal Reserve just raised interest rates 75 basis points. Here’s what it means for the Main Street economy

The U.S. Federal Reserve increased its benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points to a range of 1.5%-1.75% in June — the biggest increase since 1994. Fed Chair Jerome Powell (above) flagged there could be another rate hike in July. Mary F. Calvert | Reuters The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rates by 75…