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Aug 2024
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What’s News in Markets: Meta’s Ads, Mode...

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How is Meta’s advertising business doing? And is Moderna in trouble after the end of the pandemic? Plus, why did Intel’s stock short-circuit? Host Francesca Fontana discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them.

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