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Barclays cuts 5,000 jobs as its bosses credit advances in AI for the cost-cutting, which amounts to 5% of its 93,000 global staff and arrives alongside a jump in quarterly profits.
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Meta creates new non-voting shares to help fund its AI spending, acquisitions and employee pay, with trading set to begin in 2027. The Class C stock acts as a two-for-one split, and shares rose about 2% after hours as Meta beat third-quarter revenue expectations.
Why it matters Meta is raising capital in a way that keeps voting control where it is while the cost of its AI buildout keeps growing.
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Markets · Wed, Oct 21 Palo Alto Networks and MicroStrategy were among the market-cap movers on Wednesday, though these headlines offer no index close for US stocks.
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