“Like” counts, for instance, have been part of Meta since its early years, when it was still called Facebook and that was its only platform.

Today, likes are omnipresent on social media platforms. It is the main way in which people engage with text, photos and videos they see online.

Yet, likes are increasingly viewed as a way to foster negative feelings, particularly among young people.

Kaley, a young woman who prevailed in her lawsuit against Meta earlier this year, described during court testimony how she created dozens of accounts on YouTube and Instagram.

She would use the system of accounts to create likes on her own posts, hoping to drive engagement with other users and her own feelings of validation and self-worth. Kaley was only nine years old at the time. She said she remembered feeling depressed, something she was later diagnosed with, aged 10.

Research over the last several years has shown that engagement metrics such as like counts can drive feelings of rejection and depression, external in teenagers.

In the states’ lawsuit against Meta, in which the company said it has handed over more than 2 million documents, lawyers pointed to Meta’s own research that showed like counts drove “social comparison”, or the mental act of marking one’s self worth against images of someone else.

That social comparison driven by Instagram was linked to “increased loneliness, worse body image, and negative mood or affect”, according to Meta’s internal research.

As Judge Biedscheid put it in his order, external, which was the first time a social media company has been deemed a “public nuisance”, the way Meta’s platforms have operated for over a decade has been part of a growing “youth mental health crisis” in New Mexico and elsewhere.

Now, attorneys from 30 more states will be pushing Judge Gonzalez Rogers to reach the same conclusion.

But Ferrari’s shares dropped the day after the Luce’s launch, following backlash over the car.

Amongst those criticising teh car were Italy’s deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini and former Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, who said the car was “risking the destruction of a legend”.

Ferrari’s chief design officer Flavio Manzoni said in an interview in May that critics are part of the innovation process and that he believed people would come to appreciate the Luce.

The company has not disclosed its target for Luce sales but, according to a Financial Times report, it has hit this year’s goal thanks to strong demand from China.

Ferrari did not respond to a BBC request for comment on the FT’s report,

Sotheby’s said in a statement, external that the auctioned vehicle marked an “unbeatable opportunity” to own the first production car of the Luce.

The car has special wheels, customised brakes and an exclusive white finish.

The charity sale marks a “tangible expression of innovation, responsibility, and long-term vision for future generations,” Sotheby’s said.

Ferraris often attract some of the highest prices at car auctions.

A bespoke Ferrari Daytona SP3 supercar raised $26m for the carmaker’s education initiatives at an auction in 2025. At the time it set an auction record for the highest-price paid for a new car.

The current record for the highest price paid at auction was an ultra-rare 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé, which was sold for $142m in 2022.

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ET Intelligence Group: Horizon Industrial Parks, a logistics infrastructure developer, plans to raise ₹2,600 crore through a fresh issue to repay debt and general corporate purposes. The promoter group’s stake will fall to 75.4% after the IPO from 88.7%. The company develops and leases large warehouses and industrial facilities. Top four cities contribute about four-fifth to the total revenue. Nearly 43% of the revenue comes from top 10 customers. The company is yet to record profits. After the IPO, debt is expected to reduce significantly. Given the growth prospects for the sector and expected deleveraging, investors with a high-risk appetite may consider the issue from a long-term perspective.

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Incorporated in 2009, Horizon Industrial Parks is the country’s largest industrial and logistics infrastructure developer, owner and operator by total network, according to Jones Lang LaSalle Property Consultants (India). It also offers turnkey solutions, solar energy solutions, cold storage facilities, and on-site staff accommodation. It owns 45 logistics and industrial assets across 10 major Indian cities, totalling 58.6 million square feet. It offers three core asset categories such as fulfilment centres for warehousing and logistics operations, industrial facilities for manufacturing and industrial occupiers, and in-city centres catering to urban distribution and last-mile logistics needs.

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Financials
Revenue from operations rose 73.8% annually to ₹691.4 crore and operating profit before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) grew 100.3% annually to ₹607.8 crore between FY24 and FY26. EBITDA margin expanded to 79.2% in FY26 from 61.7% in FY24. In FY26, revenue grew 77.1% and EBITDA jumped 79.2% on a year-on-year basis. Cash flow from operations nearly doubled to ₹464.1 crore in FY26 from ₹119.3 crore in FY24. The company’s net loss widened to ₹203.6 crore in FY26 from ₹162.2 crore in FY24. The profitability is expected to improve after repayment of debt. Finance cost as a percentage of revenue reduced to 78% in FY26 from 92.1% in FY24. Interest outgo relative to EBIT was 89% in FY26 compared with 139% in FY24.Valuation

The company does not have any direct peers listed in India. Price-to-earnings multiple will not help since the company is yet to record profits. The price-to-sales (P/S) multiple works out to 25. The enterprise value (EV)-to-Ebitda multiple moderated to 38.7 times in FY26 from 137.4 times in FY24 though net debt nearly doubled to ₹6,246.5 crore from ₹3,524.6 crore. The softening in the multiple implies that higher borrowings resulted in incremental operating profit during the period.

ET Intelligence Group: India Inc reported a 19.4% year-on-year revenue growth in the June quarter – the strongest in at least nine quarters – driven by strong performance in the auto, banking, metals, and pharma sectors.

While net profit also grew in double digits at 11%, rising input costs made it the slowest growth rate in a year. In the coming quarters, festivals and wedding season, and focus on product premiumisation are expected to sustain revenue momentum and support future profitability.

For a common sample of 3,589 companies, revenue net profit grew in double digits for the third and fourth consecutive quarter respectively. In addition, the momentum was stronger in the case of smallcap and midcap companies. “Nifty 50 and Nifty 100 delivered EPS (earnings per share) growth of 11.0% and 8.3%, respectively, while the Midcap 150 and Smallcap 250 reported significantly stronger growth of 34.0% and 36.4% in that order,” said Feroze Azeez, Joint CEO, Anand Rathi Wealth.

Banking and finance companies continued to lend support to the sample’s bottomline. Excluding the lending sector, the sample’s net profit growth shrank to 5.4% largely on account of a poor performance by the oil and gas sector due to higher fuel marketing losses and rising LPG under-recoveries amid volatile international energy prices. Excluding oil and gas companies, the sample’s net profit growth improved to 20.9% for the June quarter.

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The total sample’s operating margin contracted to 16.6% in the June quarter from 19.6% in the year-ago period, reflecting the impact of higher input cost inflation.
Excluding banking and finance companies, the sample’s raw material costs relative to revenue increased to 38% — the highest in at least 13 quarters — from 33.6% a year ago. The quarterly range for this ratio was 33-35% during the past three years.
The June quarter margins remained under pressure due to elevated input costs though the impact was partially cushioned by the utilisation of lower-cost inventory,” said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments. He expects this benefit to moderate in the September quarter as higher-cost inventory flows through the profit and loss account while monsoon-related disruptions may pose near-term challenges for select sectors. “Nevertheless, premiumisation trends and seasonal demand from the festive and wedding periods are expected to provide support,” Nair added.

On the sector front, banking and finance, capital goods, healthcare, retail and jewellery companies reported strong performance while sectors such as automobiles, cement, consumer goods, and oil and gas reported pressure on profits and profitability. “The strong performance of sectors including financials and capital markets suggests continued strength in credit growth, asset quality and market activity,” said Azeez.

For the remainder of the current fiscal year, analysts expect a broad based improvement in financials with trend in commodity prices as a key decisive factor. Aziz expects around 13% EPS growth in large caps and a stronger growth of 18-20% for midcaps and smallcaps. “Overall, we remain constructive on the earnings outlook, while maintaining a selective approach based on valuations and earnings across sectors and market-cap segments,” Azeez said.

Nair expects continued strength in credit growth, infrastructure spending and capex activity to support earnings momentum. “However, commodity price volatility, inflation trends and geopolitical developments remain key monitorable,” Nair said.