Meta Platforms operates the world's largest family of social networking websites, including the flagship Facebook site, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Reels, and Threads. The sites enable users to communicate with friends and family by posting to the site; commenting on others' posts; sharing photographs, website links, and videos; and messaging and playing games. The company also partners with application developers to add functionality to the sites, and allows users to pay for virtual goods and services through its Payments function. Meta derives about 55% of its revenue from outside the U.S. and Canada. Facebook/Meta went public on May 18, 2012. Meta Platforms changed its ticker from FB to META on June 9, 2022.

The major indices are all lower by about 3% at midday. This percentage is meant to be a snapshot at a particular time. Volatility has been so extreme that direction is almost impossible to predict. The markets are very much on edge reacting dramatically to any news or change on tariff policy. Meanwhile, good news on inflation came out this morning, though this data predates tariffs and their impact. Headline CPI slowed to 2.4% in March compared to 2.8% in February. Core CPI was 2.8% versus 3.1%. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note is 4.34%. Oil is at $60 per barrel. Bitcoin is near $81,000.

General Motors Co. emerged from the bankruptcy of General Motors Corp. (old GM) in July 2009. GM has eight brands and operates under three segments: GM North America, GM International, and GM Financial. The United States now has four brands instead of eight under old GM. The company regained its US market share leadership in 2022, after losing it to Toyota due to the chip shortage in 2021. 2024's share was 17.0%. The Cruise autonomous vehicle arm, which GM now owns outright, previously operated driverless geofenced AV robotaxi services in San Francisco and other cities, but after a 2023 accident, GM decided that it will focus on personal AVs. GM Financial became the company's captive finance arm in 2010 via the purchase of AmeriCredit.

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