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Meta shares drop as Q2 profit declines due to legal expenses and severance costs
Meta Platforms says its second-quarter profit declined even as revenue beat Wall Street’s expectations, as legal expenses and severance costs for recent layoffs weighed on its results
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Meta Platforms says its second-quarter profit declined even as revenue beat Wall Street’s expectations, as legal expenses and severance costs for recent layoffs weighed on its results
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According to ABC News’s linked report, Meta shares drop as Q2 profit declines due to legal expenses and severance costs, Meta Platforms says its second-quarter profit declined even as revenue beat Wall Street’s expectations, as legal expenses and severance costs for recent layoffs weighed on its results
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