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Pinterest's sales dropped sharply last quarter, and its outlook for this quarter is lower than expected.

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Pinterest missed third-quarter estimates and expects fourth-quarter sales below analysts’ estimate. Record users, more ad impressions, cash generation, and an early AI ad test are positives, but slower sales growth and falling ad prices weigh more.

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Pinterest is attracting more people and showing them more ads, but each ad is bringing in less money. That gap matters because the larger audience has not led to faster sales growth. Record users, cash on hand, and an early AI advertising test are positives. Pinterest also kept its full-year profit-share forecast. Still, weaker international advertising and slower sales make the missed estimates and lower fourth-quarter forecast more important.

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