Meta Platforms (META) Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): EU Privacy Ruling, IRS Tax Fight, and Wall Street’s 2026 AI Forecasts
Meta shares rose 2.7% to about $667 Thursday, outpacing major U.S. indexes, as investors weighed a sweeping Austrian Supreme Court ruling against Meta’s EU ad model. The court ordered Meta to give EU users full access to their personal data, rejecting Meta’s trade secret defense and finding violations of GDPR consent rules. The decision is final and enforceable across the EU.