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Feb 2023
21m 55s

Meta Soars

The Motley Fool
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For the first time in a long time, Meta Platforms gave shareholders a reason to smile.  (0:21) Tim Beyers discusses: - 4th-quarter revenue coming in higher than expected for Meta - That $40 billion share buyback plan - Why AMD is demonstrating not all semiconductor chip companies are alike (11:00) How did Planet Fitness get the attention of the Federal Tra ... Show More
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