Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) delivered another quarter of exceptional revenue growth, but investors focused instead on the enormous cost of CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s AI ambitions. Although advertising demand remained extremely strong, soaring capital expenditure, sharply lower free cash flow and increased legal costs overshadowed the operating performance, sending the shares sharply lower in … Continue reading Meta Platforms Q2 2026 results: AI investment accelerates, but cash flow comes under pressure