META: Meta Stock Hits Record at $790, on Cusp of $2 Trillion Value. Why So Bullish?

Zuck’s been hard at work (but on his yacht too, because, remote is ok?) paying top dollars for AI specialists. Earnings helped a little bit.

📈 Market Cap Milestone in Sight

• Meta stock META surged 3.1% Tuesday, ending the day at $790 — a record closing price for the social-media juggernaut and just $200 million shy of the elusive $2 trillion market cap.
• The shares are up a solid 32% year-to-date, making it a leader of the Magnificent Seven in 2025’s performance race. Nvidia stock NVDA is also up by 32% on the year.
• Momentum’s been fueled by a run of stellar earnings reports, the latest of which picked up $47.5 billion in revenue, steady user growth across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, and the market’s growing confidence in Meta’s AI ambitions.

🤖 Zuck’s AI Plays

• Investors are betting that Meta’s AI integrations will keep users hooked and advertisers spending — think chatbots, content recommendations, and creative tools for everyday life, not just enterprise-grade AI.
• To get there asap (and beyond), Zuckerberg’s been signing checks like there’s no tomorrow, poaching top AI engineers from rivals including OpenAI and Apple with signing bonuses anywhere from $100 million to $200 million.
• The market’s reading it as a sign Meta isn’t just chasing the AI wave — it’s trying to own the beach.

🏖️ Surfing and Sunbathing

• Speaking of the beach, while running one of the world’s most valuable companies, Zuck’s also been living the remote-work dream. The tech billionaire is reportedly spending much of the past nine months aboard his $300 million superyacht.
• The floating palace has burned through 2 million liters of diesel and spewed 5,300 tons of CO2, per Luxurylaunches. Now, it’s docked at La Ciotat shipyard in France for maintenance and upgrades.
• Call it “carbon capture” the Meta way: catch the sun, capture the surf, and grab AI talent — all while keeping investors happy.