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‘Terrible’ Snap sales wipe off $76b from social media stocks

Bloomberg US social-media giants were poised to see more than $76 billion wiped off their stock-market values on Friday after disappointing revenue from Snap Inc raised concerns about the outlook for online advertising. The Snapchat parent plummeted as much as 30% in premarket trading. Meanwhile, Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc falls 4.8%, Google owner Alphabet Inc declined 2.8%, Twitter Inc ...

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US futures decline on earnings jitters

  Bloomberg US equity futures slipped in choppy trading as investors await the next batch of second-quarter earnings for clues on how well companies are coping with surging prices. Bonds extended an advance. Nasdaq 100 contracts fall 0.4%, while those on the S&P 500 ticked lower. The Stoxx 600 Index added 0.5%, poised for a weekly advance as investors shrugged ...

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Gold reverses loss after ECB increases rates

  Bloomberg Gold rises, erasing its previous decline to the lowest level in 15 months, after the European Central Bank (ECB) raised rates by a larger-than-expected 50 basis points. European stocks and bonds slumped and the euro rose after the ECB joined global central banks in driving outsized rate increases to quell inflation. Bullion climbed back above $1,700 an ounce. The ...

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