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Roblox Forecasts Strong 2024 Bookings; In-Game Spending Gets Holiday Boost

Roblox (NYSE:RBLX) reported quarterly sales of $749.90 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.07 billion by 30.22 percent. This is a 16.63 percent decrease over sales of $899.43 million the same

Roblox Forecasts Strong 2024 Bookings; In-Game Spending Gets Holiday Boost

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