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Meta Surges on AI Ad Push as Ad Firms Slide
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Tyler Dupont
June 03, 2025
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📈 Stocks / Finance
Meta Surges on AI Ad Push as Ad Firms Slide
Meta stock rose 3.5% to $670.90—its highest since March—after reports it will automate ad creation using AI. Omnicom, WPP, and IPG fell 4%, 2.45%, and 3.2%, respectively. Meta is up 13.5% YTD, leading the Magnificent Seven in 2025.
Alphabet faces potential 25% drop if court orders Chrome divestiture
Barclays warns Alphabet shares could fall 15–25% if Judge Mehta mandates divesting Chrome amid ongoing antitrust case. Chrome drives 35% of search revenue. A forced sale could cut EPS by 30%. DOJ seeks breakup; ruling expected August. GOOG closed down 1.5% Monday.
BofA lifts Amazon target on $16B robotics cost savings outlook
BofA raised Amazon's price target to 248, citing robotics and AI as profit drivers. Amazon's 750,000 robots handle 75% of orders. BofA sees $16B in cost savings by 2032 and retail margins potentially doubling to 11% with further automation and AWS AI integration.
🪙 Crypto
SEC staking guidance sparks legal backlash
The SEC’s new stance suggesting some crypto staking isn’t a securities offering has drawn fire from ex-officials and sitting commissioners, who say it contradicts past rulings and sows regulatory confusion. Critics cite clashes with Howey precedent and court decisions on Coinbase and Binance.
🌎 Global Economy
$6T Iron Deposit Discovered in Australia
Geologists uncovered a 55B-ton iron ore deposit in Western Australia’s Hamersley region, valued at $6T. With >60% iron content, the find may reshape global trade and pricing. Isotopic dating also revised the formation's age, linking it to supercontinent cycles.
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