Meta Stock On Winning Streak With Earnings Due. This Number Takes 'Center Stage.'

ANALYSIS: Are Prediction Markets Turning Brokers Into Bookies? Meta Platforms (META) stock rose early Monday, setting up a seventh consecutive positive trading day. The Facebook and Instagram parent company reports third-quarter earnings late Wednesday. Expectations are high following second-quarter results that one analyst said "blew the doors off." Analysts project Meta will post sales of $49.5 billion for the September-ended quarter, according to FactSet, representing 22% year-over-year growth. That's t ...