METAMeta Platforms Inc.
Meta Platforms Inc. (META) is a NASDAQ-listed equity covered by Valdrans. Last close $718.67, -0.31% on the day; -1.29% over 1 week, +10.90% over 4 weeks, +14.10% over 6 months (prices as of 9 Oct 2026). Valdrans Insider Activity Signal: Negative — 4 buys vs 103 sells disclosed in the last 90 days.
- Last close (9 Oct 2026)
- $718.67
- Today
- -0.31%
- 1 week
- -1.29%
- 4 weeks
- +10.90%
- 6 months
- +14.10%
- Insider signal
- Negative
Coverage of META(16)
META Q2 2026 update — filings and holdings
Meta launches Muse Image AI model across Instagram and WhatsApp
Meta Platforms debuted Muse Image on July 7, 2026, its first AI image-generation model from Superintelligence Labs, rolling out across the Meta AI app, Instagram, and WhatsApp. META shares closed 2.6% higher on the day.
Microsoft signs 20-year nuclear deal; Amazon acquires $650m data centre
Microsoft entered a 20-year agreement to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant and Amazon completed a $650 million data centre acquisition, both reported by Oilprice on 8 July 2026 as responses to U.S. grid capacity constraints driven by AI power demand.
META Q2 2026 update — filings and holdings
OpenAI proposes 5% US government stake in AI developers
OpenAI has begun preliminary discussions to give the US government a 5% equity stake, a holding worth roughly $42.6bn based on its $852bn valuation, with the arrangement potentially extending to Anthropic, Google and Meta.
US June payrolls miss at 57,000; dollar index falls, EURUSD rises
US employers added 57,000 jobs in June 2026 against a forecast of 110,000–115,000, with prior months revised down by 74,000; the DXY declined and EURUSD rose following the release.
Australia doubles social media ban fines to A$99m
Australia will raise the maximum penalty for breaching its under-16 social media ban to A$99m and expand eSafety Commissioner powers, as five platforms face active compliance investigations.
Trump threatens 100% tariff on countries with digital services taxes
President Trump vowed on Truth Social to impose an immediate 100% tariff on goods from any country that levies a digital services tax on US companies, saying the measure would supersede existing trade deals.
Micron, Intel, AMD gained $2 trillion market cap in Q2 2026
Micron (MU), Intel (INTC), and AMD collectively added $2 trillion in market capitalisation in Q2 2026, while the Magnificent Seven technology stocks lost a combined $2.3 trillion over the same period, according to CNBC TOP.
META Q2 2026 update — filings and holdings
Meta invests $900m in Cred; Kunal Shah to lead WhatsApp
Meta Platforms is acquiring a roughly 20% stake in Indian fintech Cred for $900 million at a $4.5 billion post-money valuation, with Cred founder Kunal Shah named as the new global head of WhatsApp.
Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft cut buybacks amid $750bn AI capex surge
Google, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft allocated ~$750bn to AI infrastructure capex in 2024, nearly double prior levels, while substantially reducing share buyback programmes. Technology, cloud, and semiconductor supply chains were named in coverage.