Movers & Shakers: Meta Platforms stock rallies on results, Southwest and Caterpillar shares fall, other stocks on the move

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Here were some of the biggest stock movers on Thursday.

Gainers:

Shares of Meta Platforms Inc. META were trading up more than 14% in afternoon trading after the social media giant posted better-than-expected first quarter earnings and revenue.

Amazon.com Inc.’s stock AMZN climbed nearly 5% ahead of the ecommerce and…