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NASDAQ:META News 14 January 2026 - 16 January 2026

Meta stock nudges lower after hours as Wikipedia AI deal and FTC scrutiny sharpen focus ahead of earnings

Meta stock nudges lower after hours as Wikipedia AI deal and FTC scrutiny sharpen focus ahead of earnings

New York, Jan 16, 2026, 16:28 EST — After-hours Meta Platforms’ stock edged down 0.1% in after-hours trading Friday, settling at $620.32. Earlier in the session, shares fluctuated between $620.20 and $628.90. The upcoming catalyst for the stock isn’t tied to one product announcement but centers on costs — the expenses involved in training AI models, staffing, and maintaining infrastructure — as investors approach the company’s quarterly earnings report. The debate expanded this week as analysts highlighted the massive funding Big Tech might require for data centers. A Reuters report late Thursday revealed Barclays forecasts U.S. corporate bond issuance hitting
16 January 2026
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Oklo (OKLO) stock jumps as traders eye Meta nuclear campus timeline and insider sales

Oklo (OKLO) stock jumps as traders eye Meta nuclear campus timeline and insider sales

NEW YORK, Jan 16, 2026, 12:38 EST — Regular session Oklo Inc. shares climbed 2.9% to close at $94.14 on Friday, after fluctuating between $89.37 and $96.64 during the day. This move is significant as Oklo has turned into a high-beta play on the “power for AI” theme. Big tech firms are scrambling to secure long-term electricity contracts, pushing the market to revalue all assets linked to new energy generation. Sentiment is shifting quickly. Oklo dipped Wednesday amid a drop in U.S. stocks, though its slide was mild compared to the wider market selloff. (The Motley Fool) Oklo’s key driver
16 January 2026
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Meta stock price climbs as Louisiana data-center probe and Wikipedia AI deal sharpen cost focus

Meta stock price climbs as Louisiana data-center probe and Wikipedia AI deal sharpen cost focus

New York, Jan 16, 2026, 09:52 (EST) — Regular session Meta Platforms shares climbed roughly 0.7% to $625.36 in early Friday trading, following a stronger tech sector. Investors digested new developments on the company’s AI expansion and the related expenses. The company announced it will release its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results after markets close on Jan. 28, marking the next key date for the stock. Investors are focused on any shifts in Meta’s planned spending on data centers and infrastructure backing its AI services. (Meta Investor) Spending on Meta’s $27 billion data center in Richland Parish is already under
16 January 2026
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Vistra (VST) stock jumps nearly 7% after Meta nuclear pact — what traders watch next

Vistra (VST) stock jumps nearly 7% after Meta nuclear pact — what traders watch next

New York, Jan 15, 2026, 20:50 EST — Market closed Shares of Vistra Corp climbed roughly 6.6%, finishing Thursday at $180.18, outperforming gains across the utility sector. Vistra remains at the center of a trade drawing attention to power producers as Big Tech seeks long-term electricity deals for AI-driven data centers. Last week, Meta Platforms announced 20-year power purchase agreements with three of Vistra’s nuclear plants. The company also partnered with Oklo and TerraPower on smaller reactor projects. Joel Kaplan, Meta’s chief global affairs officer, said these moves would “make Meta one of the most significant corporate purchasers of nuclear
16 January 2026
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Meta stock rises after-hours as Wikipedia AI training deals put data costs back in focus

Meta stock rises after-hours as Wikipedia AI training deals put data costs back in focus

New York, Jan 15, 2026, 16:33 ET — After-hours Meta Platforms, Inc. shares climbed roughly 0.9% to $620.80 in after-hours trading Thursday, following a regular session that saw the stock hit near its peak for the day. During the session, shares fluctuated between $614.34 and $624.15. Investors are focusing on the true costs of building and training large AI systems — beyond chips and power, the data needed for model training is under scrutiny. Meta has ramped up its AI efforts across apps and infrastructure, while the market searches for clues on spending control as earnings season ramps up. Licensing
15 January 2026
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Oklo stock slides after insider sales disclosures as traders reassess Meta nuclear deal

Oklo stock slides after insider sales disclosures as traders reassess Meta nuclear deal

NEW YORK, Jan 15, 2026, 15:40 (ET) — Regular session Oklo Inc. shares dropped 3.8%, slipping $3.69 to $92.28 on Thursday afternoon. The stock swung between $99.14 and $92.25, with roughly 8.7 million shares changing hands, as investors reacted to insider-sale disclosures and trimmed gains from the recent nuclear power rally. Timing is crucial. Oklo, a high-volatility stock linked to the hunt for “firm” power solutions for data centers, has attracted momentum investors. In such a volatile setup, insider selling—even when expected—can unsettle shareholders. Big Tech is making moves into nuclear power. Last week, Meta Platforms announced deals with Vistra
15 January 2026
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Reddit stock tumbles as RBC ad checks hit RDDT; investors pivot to earnings

Reddit stock tumbles as RBC ad checks hit RDDT; investors pivot to earnings

New York, January 15, 2026, 14:23 EST — Regular session Shares of Reddit Inc (RDDT) slid Thursday after a report from RBC Capital Markets. Unlike upbeat ad-agency checks on Meta Platforms and Alphabet’s Google, feedback on Reddit was “more mixed,” said analyst Brad Erickson. He described responses as “challenging,” pointing to low CPMs—cost per 1,000 ad impressions—that often didn’t convert well for smaller brands. Several marketers favored growing an organic audience instead of relying on paid ads, finding better ROI that way. The stock dropped 9.3% to $229.01 in afternoon trading, after hitting a high of $254.38 on volume around
15 January 2026
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Meta stock drops as Reality Labs layoffs and Wikipedia AI deal put costs in focus

Meta stock drops as Reality Labs layoffs and Wikipedia AI deal put costs in focus

New York, Jan 15, 2026, 09:34 EST — Regular session Shares of Meta Platforms dropped 2.4% to $615.52 in early trading Thursday in New York, following a Wall Street Journal report that the Facebook parent cut about 1,500 jobs — roughly 10% — in its Reality Labs unit. Meta told the Journal the layoffs reflect a strategic shift, moving investment away from metaverse projects and focusing more on wearables and artificial intelligence. (The Wall Street Journal) The cutback comes at a sensitive time for the stock. Investors are grappling with Meta’s AI ambitions and the costs they bring—from staffing to
15 January 2026
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Airbnb stock (ABNB) drops 5%: tourism warning, new AI CTO and insider sale in focus

Airbnb stock (ABNB) drops 5%: tourism warning, new AI CTO and insider sale in focus

NEW YORK, Jan 15, 2026, 05:06 EST — Premarket Airbnb shares dropped 5.2% on Wednesday, closing at $132.79 ahead of Thursday’s session. Booking Holdings fell 2.3%, while Expedia Group slid 3.1%. Shares of online travel companies tumbled after the World Travel & Tourism Council reported a 6% decline in foreign visitors to the U.S. in 2025, despite a 6.7% rise in global tourism spending that pushed the total to $11.7 trillion. “We have not seen the impact of overtourism,” said WTTC interim President and CEO Gloria Guevara. (Reuters) This hits Airbnb hard since a drop in inbound trips can undercut
15 January 2026
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Oklo stock slips after insider sales filing; CEO flags labor crunch for nuclear buildout

Oklo stock slips after insider sales filing; CEO flags labor crunch for nuclear buildout

New York, Jan 14, 2026, 20:44 EST — Market closed. Oklo Inc. shares fell 1.2% on Wednesday and were last at $95.97, as investors weighed an insider sales filing and fresh comments on a tight labor market for new U.S. power plants. About 11.5 million shares changed hands. The stock has become a lightning rod in a trade built around data-center electricity demand and the scramble for “baseload” supply — power that runs around the clock, regardless of weather. That’s pulled small nuclear developers into the same tape as big tech and utilities, for better or worse. For Oklo, the
15 January 2026
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Meta stock slips after Reality Labs cuts; investors turn to Jan. 28 earnings

Meta stock slips after Reality Labs cuts; investors turn to Jan. 28 earnings

New York, Jan 14, 2026, 16:14 (EST) — Trading in after-hours Meta Platforms shares dropped roughly 2.5% on Wednesday, marking another turbulent session for the social media giant amid its move to scale down segments of its metaverse business. The stock ended the day at $615.38. The cuts are crucial as Meta works to reassure investors while funneling cash into AI infrastructure, all while pledging to manage margins. Reality Labs has been a major spending driver, so even a slight signal of stricter cost control tends to move the stock sharply. U.S. stocks dropped Wednesday, dragged down by tech and
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Meta stock slides as Reality Labs layoffs and “Meta Compute” AI push put spending back in focus

Meta stock slides as Reality Labs layoffs and “Meta Compute” AI push put spending back in focus

New York, January 14, 2026, 09:40 (ET) — Regular session Meta Platforms (META.O) shares dropped 1.7% Wednesday morning, mirroring a slight pullback in the broader market. Investors weighed new indications that the company is scaling back Reality Labs and shifting more focus to AI infrastructure. The stock lost $11.10, landing at $631.09, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq ETFs edged down under 0.2%. The timing is crucial as Meta juggles two costly commitments: scaling back loss-making metaverse projects while continuing to invest heavily in computing infrastructure to compete in AI. Any shift on either front can sway the financials, and traders
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GSK share price set for Monday watch after EU clears Nucala COPD use

GSK share price set for Monday watch after EU clears Nucala COPD use

7 February 2026
GSK shares closed Friday up 0.83% at a 52-week high after the EU approved Nucala for certain uncontrolled COPD patients. Insider filings showed chairman Jonathan Symonds bought 2,500 shares while executive David Redfern sold 100,000. The FTSE 100 rose 0.6%. Broker ratings on GSK remained mixed.
Aye Finance IPO: Rs 454-crore anchor haul follows valuation cut below last round

Aye Finance IPO: Rs 454-crore anchor haul follows valuation cut below last round

7 February 2026
Aye Finance raised Rs 454.5 crore from 19 anchor investors ahead of its Feb 9 IPO, pricing shares at the top of a Rs 122–129 range. The company’s profit fell 40% to Rs 64.3 crore in the six months to September as bad loans rose to 4.85%. The IPO values Aye at about Rs 3,200 crore, below its last private round. Major investors include Nippon Life India and Goldman Sachs funds.
BAT share price closes near 52-week high as buyback rolls on ahead of results week

BAT share price closes near 52-week high as buyback rolls on ahead of results week

7 February 2026
British American Tobacco shares closed up 1.2% at 4,609 pence Friday, near a 52-week high. The company disclosed further share buybacks and management share purchases ahead of its Feb. 12 full-year results. BAT bought 121,668 shares for cancellation on Feb. 5. Investors await updates on nicotine alternatives and cash returns.
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