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title: "U.S. stock pre-market: Alphabet A rises about 7%, Meta falls about 7%"
description: "Before the US stock market opens, Alphabet shares rise about 7%, with the company's Q3 performance significantly exceeding expectations and capital expenditures raised to $93 billion. Meta falls about"
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published_at: "2025-10-30T08:01:02.000Z"
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# U.S. stock pre-market: Alphabet A rises about 7%, Meta falls about 7%

> Before the US stock market opens, Alphabet shares rise about 7%, with the company's Q3 performance significantly exceeding expectations and capital expenditures raised to $93 billion. Meta falls about 7%, as one-time tax expenses lead to an 83% drop in quarterly profits, with expectations of a substantial increase in capital expenditures next year. Microsoft declines about 3%, with the company's last quarter revenue growing nearly 20%, but Azure cloud growth is not impressive enough, and AI spending far exceeds expectations

Before the US stock market opens, Alphabet (Google A) is up about 7%, with the company's Q3 performance significantly exceeding expectations and capital expenditures raised to $93 billion.

Meta is down about 7%, with one-time tax expenses causing quarterly profits to plummet by 83%, and a significant increase in capital expenditures expected next year.

Microsoft is down about 3%, with the company's last quarter revenue growing nearly 20%, but Azure cloud growth not being impressive enough, while AI spending greatly exceeded expectations

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