Key Takeaways Microsoft, Meta, and IBM all highlighted healthy growth in their AI businesses in the last three months of 2024.Microsoft and Meta, which cumulatively expect to invest nearly $150 billion in infrastructure in their respective 2025 fiscal years,

Stocks rose Tuesday, led by tech. AI fears loom as Meta, Microsoft report earnings. Tesla faces policy risks. Fed decision, major earnings, and government cuts ahead.

Cut to Microsoft and Meta 's earnings calls Wednesday night and things were hunky dory. The CEOs of both companies, while acknowledging the efficiency improvements DeepSeek introduced to its AI models,

Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, revealed a blowout Q4 in its latest earnings report, but warned Wall Street that its capital expenditures will soar in 2025, partly due to its investment in generative AI technology.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears to be losing control of the company behind the scenes, as leaked footage of a company meeting obtained by 404 Media appears to show him complaining — about leaks. This comes as Zuckerberg has drawn heavy fire for his increasingly stark attempts to ingratiate himself to the Trump administration,