核心法律裁决 - 联邦法官正式驳回政府对Meta Platforms Inc非法垄断个人社交网络的指控[1] - 法院裁定联邦贸易委员会未能证实其核心前提即该科技巨头目前维持非法主导地位[4] - 法官判决声明联邦贸易委员会未能证明Meta当前持续拥有垄断权力[5] 法官判决依据 - 判决主要基于在线格局的剧烈演变特别是视频中心平台如YouTube和TikTok已成为被告服务的直接替代品[2] - 法官指出消费者正将时间转向这些竞争对手迫使该社交媒体巨头大幅支出来保持相关性[2] - 法院认为人们将TikTok和YouTube视为Facebook和Instagram的替代品且竞争重叠在经济上具有重要意义[3] - 法官指出联邦贸易委员会未提供任何关于替代的经验证据[3] 案件背景与历程 - 此次裁决结束了一场为期七个月的审判监管机构曾试图撤销公司对WhatsApp和Instagram的过往交易[1] - 该诉讼最初于五年前启动监管机构寻求强制剥离2014年收购的WhatsApp和2012年收购的Instagram[5] - 法官曾在2021年驳回投诉理由是关于市场支配力的证据不足但联邦贸易委员会提交修订版申诉后审判继续进行[6] - 审判最终包括来自马克·扎克伯格和前首席运营官雪莉·桑德伯格等高管的证词[6] 公司回应与市场表现 - Meta发布声明庆祝这一结果认为法院的裁决认可了公司面临激烈竞争[7] - 公司表示其产品对人民和企业有益并体现了美国创新和经济增长[7] - Meta Platforms股价在裁决发布时报602.71美元上涨0.12%[8]

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta dodged a forced selloff of Instagram and WhatsApp after beating the Federal Trade Commission’s landmark antitrust case on Tuesday.US District Judge James Boasberg, who presided over the bench trial in Washington, DC, federal court, said the FTC’s attorney had failed to prove their argument that Meta held a monopoly over social media sites built on “friends-and-family” connections.“The Court ultimately concludes that the agency has not carried its burden: Meta holds no monopoly in the ...

The US president has also threatened to fire Mr Powell from his job as chairman of the Federal Reserve in the past, before reversing course. Analysts have warned such a decision would have a sharp impact on financial markets.Trump has repeatedly criticised Mr Powell, including by calling him a “numbskull” and “Too Late Powell” over claims the Federal Reserve chair should have moved more quickly to lower interest rates.“I’d love to get the guy currently in there out...⁠ but ​people are ...

ToplineA federal judge ruled that Meta does not hold a monopoly over social networking after purchasing Instagram and WhatsApp in 2012 and 2014, ending a lengthy case brought by the Federal Trade Commission as part of a series of lawsuits against big tech companies.The Federal Trade Commission sued the social media company in 2020, accusing it of maintaining a monopoly, years after it purchased competitors Instagram and WhatsApp.NurPhoto via Getty Images ...

In Brief After five years, Meta has emerged victorious from a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit over its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.In an opinion released Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg wrote that the FTC did not prove that Meta was violating antitrust law when it bought Instagram for $1 billion in 2012, and WhatsApp for $19 billion in 2014. The FTC did manage to surface evidence showing that Meta — then called Facebook — was concerned about Instagram’s fast growth ...

Meta's chief revenue officer John Hegeman said on Tuesday he will leave the Facebook parent to launch his own startup, marking a key leadership change amid the social media company's pursuit of superi... ...

BREAKING: Nvidia Drives Futures Higher Meta Platforms (META) scored a big legal victory Tuesday after a federal judge ruled that the Facebook parent company's acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp did not violate federal antitrust laws. Meta stock got a boost from the news, but remained in the red. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg found that the Federal Trade Commission failed to prove Meta has monopolized… Related news What's Driving The Mood Shift In Market Models? 10:50 AM ETIt's more than just a feeli ...

Meta’s decade-old spending spree just survived the government’s biggest swing at it. A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the company’s purchases of Instagram (in 2012) and WhatsApp (in 2014) didn’t stifle competition, killing the Federal Trade Commission’s attempts to unwind the deals years later. The ruling is a decisive win for Meta, as U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said the FTC failed to prove that Meta holds monopoly power in the “personal social networking” space today or that the two acquisition ...

市场整体表现 - 道琼斯工业平均指数下跌超过300点或07% 标普500指数下跌03% 以科技股为主的纳斯达克指数下跌06% [1] - 道琼斯工业平均指数下跌506点或11% 标普500指数下跌08% 纳斯达克指数下跌11% [7][12] - 在前一交易日 道琼斯指数下跌超过550点 标普500指数和纳斯达克指数均下跌约09% [16] 科技股与AI领域动态 - 英伟达股价下跌15% 公司预计在周三公布第三季度财报 [2] - 亚马逊股价下跌38% 微软股价下跌30% Meta股价下跌11% [3] - 市场担忧AI热潮类似于1990年代末和2000年代初的“互联网泡沫” “瑰丽七雄”科技股出现下跌 [2] - 尽管AI相关合作通常提振股价 但微软与Anthropic达成300亿美元的Azure计算能力采购协议 且微软投资50亿美元 英伟达向该初创公司投资100亿美元后 两家公司股价仍出现大幅下跌 [10] - Alphabet首席执行官Sundar Pichai表示当前AI热潮存在一些“非理性”成分 并称若AI泡沫破裂 没有公司能免疫 [11][14] 宏观经济与货币政策 - 美联储在12月会议降息25个基点的几率降至略高于50% 较上月同期的超过90%大幅下降 [8] - 投资者关注即将公布的美联储会议纪要和因政府停摆而延迟的9月就业报告 [8] - 多位美联储官员主张放缓降息步伐 这影响了渴望低利率的投资者情绪 [9] 其他市场及个股表现 - 比特币价格一度跌破90000美元 随后反弹至9324946美元 涨幅13% 许多持有大量AI资产的科技投资者也持有加密货币 [14] - 家得宝公司因下调全年利润预期且盈利未达预期 股价暴跌38% 受通胀影响的消费者推迟装修计划 [15] - 以科技股为主的纳斯达克指数可能结束其连续七个月的上涨势头 [16]

Corporate borrowing has soared to record highs this year. Some worry that the debt binge powering the AI ambitions of Big Tech could spell trouble. Investors have flocked to recent bond sales, but more borrowing poses risks to markets and the economy, sources say. Big Tech firms have led a frenzy of corporate borrowers tapping the bond markets for cash this year, and the trend is catching the eye of Wall Street observers. While commentators have been nervously eyeing huge AI capex all year, it's n ...