Meta boosts AI spending; Powell to stay on Fed board, and more
From The World in Brief from The Economist by The Economist
April 30, 2026 · 4 min · Episode 20260430
About this episode
Meta reported significant revenue growth in the first quarter, exceeding expectations.
Meta reported revenues of $56.3bn in the first quarter, up 33% year on year and ahead of expectations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Host: The Economist
Topics covered
- AI spending
- Meta
- Federal Reserve
- finance
- technology
- business
Keywords
- Meta
- AI
- Powell
- Federal Reserve
- revenue
- finance
- technology
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Organizations: Meta
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