{"id":710135,"date":"2020-01-30T20:25:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T01:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=710135"},"modified":"2020-01-30T20:25:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T01:25:00","slug":"facebook-stock-plummets-6-percent-after-it-reported-fourth-quarter-earnings-wiping-out-30-billion-in-market-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=710135","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Stock Plummets 6 Percent After It Reported Fourth-Quarter Earnings, Wiping Out $30 Billion In Market Value"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JustAnotherOldGuy writes: Facebook issued a disappointing quarterly report, sending its stock price down by 6%, reports CNBC. In the report, Facebook reported a 51% rise in expenses and &#8220;warned of advertising headwinds related to privacy and regulatory changes on the horizon, leading to slowing growth in the U.S. Facebook said privacy improvements on Apple&#8217;s iPhones and Google&#8217;s Android software could hurt its ability to target advertising.&#8221;<br \/>\nHere are the key numbers from Facebook&#8217;s fourth-quarter earnings report, per CNBC:<\/p>\n<p>Earnings (EPS): $2.56 vs. $2.53 per share forecast by Refinitiv.<br \/>\nRevenue: $21.08 billion vs. $20.89 billion forecast by Refinitiv.<br \/>\nDaily active users (DAUs): 1.66 billion vs. 1.65 billion forecast by FactSet.<br \/>\nMonthly active users (DAUs): 2.5 billion vs. 2.5 billion forecast by FactSet.<br \/>\nAverage revenue per user (ARPU): $8.52 vs. $8.38 forecast by FactSet.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<div class=\"share_submission\">\n<a class=\"slashpop\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Facebook+Stock+Plummets+6+Percent+After+It+Reported+Fourth-Quarter+Earnings%2C+Wiping+Out+%2430+Billion+In+Market+Value%3A+http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F36FU7hK\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/twitter_icon_large-1192.png\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"slashpop\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftech.slashdot.org%2Fstory%2F20%2F01%2F31%2F000201%2Ffacebook-stock-plummets-6-percent-after-it-reported-fourth-quarter-earnings-wiping-out-30-billion-in-market-value%3Futm_source%3Dslashdot%26utm_medium%3Dfacebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/facebook_icon_large-589.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"nobg\" href=\"http:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/tech.slashdot.org\/story\/20\/01\/31\/000201\/facebook-stock-plummets-6-percent-after-it-reported-fourth-quarter-earnings-wiping-out-30-billion-in-market-value?utm_source=slashdot&amp;utm_medium=googleplus\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/gplus-16-605.png\" alt=\"Share on Google+\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tech.slashdot.org\/story\/20\/01\/31\/000201\/facebook-stock-plummets-6-percent-after-it-reported-fourth-quarter-earnings-wiping-out-30-billion-in-market-value?utm_source=rss1.0moreanon&amp;utm_medium=feed\">Read more of this story<\/a> at Slashdot.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" \/>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource: Slashdot &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Slashdot\/~3\/YP3M_TVp-fY\/facebook-stock-plummets-6-percent-after-it-reported-fourth-quarter-earnings-wiping-out-30-billion-in-market-value\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook Stock Plummets 6 Percent After It Reported Fourth-Quarter Earnings, Wiping Out  Billion In Market Value<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JustAnotherOldGuy writes: Facebook issued a disappointing quarterly report, sending its stock price down by 6%, reports CNBC. 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