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Wall Street Breakfast

Meta takes another shot at subscriptions

Wall Street Breakfast

Seeking Alpha

Business News, News, Business, Investing

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2026

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Meta (META) to test premium subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp - report. (00:14) Trump says he's raising South Korean tariffs on certain goods to 25%. (01:05) Twin Hospitality Group (TWNP) and Fat Brands (FAT) file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. (01:33)

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0:00.0

Welcome to Seeking Alpha's Wall Street Breakfast, where we cover the top news for investors every morning.

0:07.6

It's good to be with you on this Tuesday, the 27th of January. I'm Julie Morgan.

0:14.5

Meta Platform's plans to offer new subscription models across its apps, including Instagram,

0:20.4

Facebook, and WhatsApp.

0:22.2

Reports say the subscriptions are expected to unlock more productivity and creativity by giving

0:28.3

paid users access to more features and expanded AI capabilities. Meta's recently acquired

0:34.9

suite of general AI agents under Manus will also be skilled as part of the

0:39.6

subscription plans. The subscriptions will be separate from Meta verified, a paid product rolled out

0:45.5

by the company in 2023, that gives content creators and businesses a verified badge, 24-7 direct

0:53.2

support, protection against impersonation, and more.

0:56.8

Meta told TechCrunch that it plans to listen to its user community and gather feedback

1:01.6

as it rolls out subscriptions in the coming months.

1:05.8

President Trump is boosting tariffs on South Korea.

1:09.2

He said on a post on Truth Social that because the Korean legislature has not enacted their

1:14.6

historic trade agreement, which is their prerogative, he is increasing South Korean

1:19.7

tariffs on autos, lumber, pharma, and all other reciprocal tariffs from 15% to 25%. Asia stock markets rose on Tuesday, shaking off the news.

1:33.2

And a couple of Chapter 11 filings to tell you about. Twin Hospitality Group, the parent of

1:38.6

Twin Peaks and Smoky Bones, filed voluntary Chapter 11. The company expects the restaurants to remain open during the

1:45.9

process. Fat Brands has also filed bankruptcy. Fat Brands portfolio of 18 restaurant concepts

1:52.8

includes Fat Burger, Johnny Rockets, and Roundtable Pizza, among others. The restaurants are expected

1:59.2

to remain operating as usual. Fat Brands acquired Twin

2:03.0

Peaks in 2021. There was a spinoff just shy of a year ago when Twin Hospitality went public on

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