Snap stock drops 5% after disappointing AR glasses launch
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Lucas Ropek
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Summary
Snap's newly launched AR glasses, Specs, failed to impress investors, causing the company's stock to drop over 5% from $5.86 to $4.83 per share. The stock had already declined 30% over the past year, and the launch event did not help reverse the negative trajectory. The article highlights investor skepticism about Snap's expensive smart glasses and their market viability.
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It's dropped 30 percent over the past year.
Following Specs' launch, it sank more than 5 percent — falling from $5.86 a share on Tuesday to a low of $4.83 on Wednesday morning.
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