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NASDAQ:META 14 December 2025 - 18 December 2025
OpenAI announced plans to introduce ChatGPT ads in Brazil and Mexico soon, with India to follow. The company’s advertising lead said ad revenue would support expanding information access. In U.S. markets, major index ETFs were little changed in after-hours trading, with the Invesco QQQ Trust and SPDR S&P 500 ETF slipping slightly, while the Dow ETF edged up. During regular trading, the S&P 500 lost 0.48% and the Nasdaq fell 1.41%, pressured by declines in Alphabet and other large tech stocks. Alphabet dropped about 5.5%-6%, and Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft also fell as investors expressed concerns. The Dow gained 0.12%, supported by gains in Caterpillar and Visa, diverging from the tech-heavy Nasdaq. In India, Meta is transferring WhatsApp to CRED founder Kunal Shah as Meta becomes a minority investor in the fintech, which is raising about $900 million at a $4.5 billion valuation. Creator marketing is becoming a significant part of U.S. media budgets, with ad spending projected to reach $44 billion in 2026. CoreWeave is set to join the Nasdaq-100, with its shares up 17.3% over the past week. Other companies joining the index include Astera Labs, Nebius, Rocket Lab, and Teradyne. The Nasdaq-100 tracks over $800 billion in assets. Meta recently saw a 5.4% drop in its share price, with news of a key AI executive’s departure and ongoing restructuring in its AI-for-work division.