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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Facebook Parent Meta Calms Investors with Strong Profit

A 3D printed Facebook's new rebrand logo Meta is placed on laptop keyboard in this illustration taken on November 2, 2021. (Reuters)

Facebook parent Meta on Wednesday reported better profit than expected in the recently ended quarter, calming investors worried about the toll of competition from TikTok and eased pandemic restrictions.

Meta said it made a profit of $7.5 billion on revenue of $27.9 billion in the first three months of this year, sending shares up more than 18 percent in after-market trading that followed release of the earnings figures, AFP said.

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