Meta Company Makes More Money

Apr 29, 2026, 21:38
GlobalFinance

Introduction

Meta shared its money report for the first three months of the year. The company made more money than people expected.

Main Body

Meta made 56.31 billion dollars. This is a big increase. The company uses AI to help sell more ads. Meta has a new AI project. It is called Muse Spark. This helps Meta compete with Google. Meta will spend more money on data centers. Because of this, the company fired 8,000 workers. One part of the company, Reality Labs, still loses money.

Conclusion

Meta grew fast and has new AI. But the stock price went down because the company will spend too much money.

Learning

💸 Talking About Money

In this text, we see a pattern for describing money movement. For A2 learners, focus on these simple opposites:

1. Gaining Money

  • Made more money → The company got more cash.
  • Increase → The amount went up ↑
  • Grew fast → The business became bigger quickly.

2. Losing Money

  • Loses money → Spending more than you earn.
  • Went down → The value dropped ↓
  • Spend → Using money to buy things (like data centers).

💡 Quick Tip: Use "made" when talking about profit (e.g., "Meta made 56 billion"). Use "spend" when talking about costs.

Vocabulary Learning

share (v.)
give a part of something分享
Example:I will share my sandwich with my friend.
money (n.)
cash錢
Example:She saved her money in a bank.
report (n.)
statement報告
Example:The teacher gave a report on the class.
first (adj.)
initial第一
Example:This is the first time I have visited.
month (n.)
month月
Example:The meeting will be held in one month.
year (n.)
year年
Example:He was born in the year 1990.
company (n.)
business公司
Example:The company sells computers.
make (v.)
create做
Example:She will make a cake for the party.
more (adj.)
additional更多
Example:I need more time to finish the work.
than (conj.)
than比
Example:She is taller than her brother.
people (n.)
persons人
Example:Many people came to the concert.
expected (adj.)
anticipated預期
Example:The results were expected to be good.
big (adj.)
large大
Example:They live in a big house.
increase (n.)
rise增加
Example:There was an increase in sales.
use (v.)
utilise使用
Example:You can use this tool for the job.
AI (n.)
artificial intelligence人工智慧
Example:AI can help solve many problems.
help (v.)
assist幫助
Example:Can you help me carry this box?
sell (v.)
market賣
Example:They will sell the old car.
ad (n.)
advertisement廣告
Example:I saw an ad on the TV.
new (adj.)
recent新
Example:She bought a new phone.
project (n.)
plan專案
Example:The project will start next week.
called (adj.)
named被稱為
Example:The book is called 'The Journey'.
compete (v.)
race競爭
Example:They will compete in the tournament.
spend (v.)
use花費
Example:He will spend money on food.
data (n.)
information資料
Example:The data shows the trend.
center (n.)
facility資料中心
Example:The data center is in the city.
fire (v.)
dismiss解雇
Example:The company will fire some workers.
worker (n.)
employee工作者
Example:The worker fixed the machine.
part (n.)
section部分
Example:This is the part of the puzzle.
still (adv.)
yet仍然
Example:She still likes the book.
lose (v.)
forfeit虧損
Example:The company will lose money.
stock (n.)
shares股票
Example:The stock price is high.
price (n.)
cost價格
Example:The price of the ticket is $10.
go (v.)
move去
Example:We will go to the park.
down (adv.)
lower下降
Example:The price went down.
too (adv.)
also也
Example:I will bring my bag too.
much (adv.)
a lot很多
Example:There is much work to do.