AM Markets Need to Know: Meta plans share issuance, Anthropic IPO, and more
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Stock market futures were lower on Thursday as investors considered rising geopolitical risks and company earnings.
Here are five news items investors should watch:
Meta Platforms approves new Class C shares: Most Meta (META) shareholders who hold voting shares have approved a plan to create new Class C shares. Meta plans to use these shares to pay for investments in artificial intelligence (AI), employee compensation, and acquisitions. The new shares will not change the voting power of existing shareholders.
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How could Meta's new Class C shares affect future investments and voting power?
Meta plans to use the new Class C shares to fund AI investments, pay employees, and buy other companies without changing existing shareholders' voting power.What could Anthropic's possible IPO reveal about its finances and AI risks?
Anthropic's filing to go public will provide more details about how quickly its revenue is growing, how much it depends on certain customers, how much it spends on computing, and the risks linked to AI.How is the sharp rise in European electric vehicle registrations affecting the car market?
Registrations of battery-powered electric vehicles in Europe rose by about 48%. Fully electric vehicles made up 22.7% of all new vehicle registrations, showing that this part of the market is growing quickly.