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Snap plunges on first-quarter revenue miss

Snap shares dropped as much as 20% after hours on Thursday as the company reported first-quarter results that missed analysts’ expectations on revenue. Here’s how the company did: Earnings per share: 1 cent, adjusted, vs. a loss of 1 cent expected, according to a Refinitiv survey of analysts Revenue: $989 million vs. $1.01 billion expected,…

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Meta set to report first-quarter earnings after the bell

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., center, departs from federal court in San Jose, Calif., on Dec. 20, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Facebook parent Meta is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings after the close of regular trading Wednesday. Here’s what analysts are expecting: Earnings: $2.03 per share, according…

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Standard Chartered’s first-quarter profit rises 21% as interest rates soar

Standard Chartered on Wednesday said first-quarter pretax profit jumped 21%, beating analyst estimates, as rising interest rates buoyed cash management income and retail product sales of the emerging markets-focused lender. StanChart, which earns most of its revenue in Asia, said statutory pretax profit for January-March reached $1.81 billion. That compared with $1.49 billion a year…

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KitKat and Nescafe owner Nestle says it’s raised prices by nearly 10% so far this year

Cheerios, Nescafe, Nesquik, KitKat, Milkybar and Purina products, manufactured by Nestle SA, arranged in London, U.K., on Monday, July 26, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Consumer goods firm Nestle raised prices by 9.8% in the first quarter, attributing this to “significant cost inflation.” The Switzerland-based company on Tuesday reported sales revenue up 5.6%…