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07:00-09:00Today3 Stories
Azure and Copilot Reacceleration Reinforce Microsoft’s (MSFT) AI Leadership
Renaissance Investment Management, an investment management company, released its Q3 2026 investor letter for “Large Cap Growth Strategy.” The letter can be downloaded here. Stocks showed modest gains in Q3, with the S&P 500 up 2.3%. Energy, Technology, and Health Care sectors excelled, while Utilities, Industrials, Real Estate, and Consumer Discretionary lagged. Market breadth was […]
Microsoft Is Paying Workers to Leave So It Can Pay for AI
Microsoft just offered buyouts to roughly a quarter of its entire workforce, and the announcement never once mentions AI or cost cutting. The real reason hiding in the spending figures tells a very different story.
Global Financial News from MT Newswires Now Live in Microsoft Copilot
BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MT Newswires, a leading provider of global financial news, today announced that its real-time newsfeed is now accessible inside Microsoft Copilot through Model Context Protocol (MCP)-based integration. The integration brings MT Newswires’ trusted financial news directly into Microsoft Copilot, giving users access to company news, earnings, macroeconomic analysis, sector insights, and market-moving developments across global markets. With source-li
06:00Today2 Stories
Microsoft Corp.’s (MSFT) AI Strategy Gains Revenue Momentum
Fred Alger Management, an investment management company, released its “Alger Spectra Fund” third-quarter 2026 investor letter. The letter can be downloaded here. During the third quarter of 2026, U.S. equities delivered modest gains, with the S&P 500 advancing 2%. Despite robust corporate earnings and resilient consumer spending, market breadth remained weak as 60% of S&P […]
Microsoft announces voluntary buyouts for 60,000 employees worldwide
The company cites need to control costs as it extends voluntary exit offers to staff across multiple international divisions.
04:00-06:00Today3 Stories
Stock Market Today: Anthropic Files for Its IPO and Chip Stocks Catch the Wave
The Nasdaq rose 0.8% after Anthropic filed for a Nasdaq IPO. Chipmakers rallied, Tesla and Lockheed Martin jumped on upgrades, FICO sank 13% and Microsoft offered buyouts to 60,000 employees.
Microsoft (MSFT) Q3 earnings report preview: what to look for
Technology giant Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) will be announcing earnings results this Wednesday after market close. Here’s what you need to know.
One Astonishing Element in Anthropic’s Prospectus That Investors Shouldn’t Ignore
02:00Today1 Story
18:00-21:00Yesterday2 Stories
Anthropic's Billions in Microsoft Commitments Add to Its Mounting Compute Bill
Anthropic faces hundreds of billions in cloud commitments.
S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow Begin Week Higher As Anthropic IPO Filing Rekindles AI Enthusiasm — MSFT, AAPL, CART, VZ In Focus
Investors now look forward to quarterly earnings from Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet due this week.
16:00-18:00Yesterday3 Stories
Microsoft offers buyouts to nearly 30% of workforce in ongoing AI shift
The software giant has been cutting headcount to trim costs while investing billions to build out AI data centers.
Microsoft Rises on Buyouts as It Retools Workforce for AI | Closing Bell
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Microsoft offers around 60,000 employees voluntary buyouts
The offer will be made available to employees on select teams across the US, Canada, India and the United Kingdom "at level 70 and below," meaning some senior staff could be included. Around 60,000 employees are reported to be eligible.View on euronews
14:00-16:00Yesterday7 Stories
Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 workers as it looks to trim costs
Tech companies are shrinking the size of their workforce as they restructure and spend more on artificial intelligence.
Microsoft to reportedly offer buyouts to 60,000 employees in latest cuts
Tech company offers buyouts in an effort to reduce costs amid the rising use of AI, according to reports
Satya Nadella: Most AI Will Be “Commodity Token Usage.” Microsoft Is Already Using Cheaper Models
Key TakeawaysMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella said on the 20VC podcast that most AI token usage will be commodity usage, and that Copilot already runs on a lot of cheaper models. Cheaper models protect Microsoft’s margins as AI usage grows, because the company earns most of its profit from the apps where tokens get spent.
09:00-14:00Yesterday3 Stories
Microsoft puts up to 60,000 jobs at risk
Microsoft has put up to 60,000 jobs at risk, including roles in the UK, as the tech giant seeks to trim costs.
Semperis Deepens Microsoft Security Collaboration, Integrating the Lightning Platform with Microsoft Sentinel and Security Copilot
Semperis, the identity-driven cyber resilience and crisis response company, today announced a strengthened collaboration with Microsoft as the Semperis Lightning Platform integrates with Microsoft Sentinel and Security Copilot. The field-ready integration uses Microsoft-native building blocks including Azure Functions, DCE/DCR, Log Analytics workspace tables, KQL, Security Copilot, and MCP to bring Lightning into the Microsoft security ecosystem.
08:00Yesterday4 Stories
Microsoft’s Diversified Backstop Keeps Me Buying
Three separate revenue engines, a dividend that keeps climbing, and a capex bill that would sink most companies. Here is why one investor keeps adding to Microsoft every quarter anyway.
Microsoft Vs. Oracle: Massive Backlog Fortunes With Vastly Different Risk Profiles
Both Microsoft and Oracle ended their latest quarter with a record backlog within striking distance of each other, but the financial machinery behind those matching numbers points to two very different bets on the future of AI infrastructure.
Here’s How Much Traders See Microsoft Stock Moving After Earnings
Microsoft is set to report earnings Wednesday afternoon, with traders expecting a move that could bring the stock back near its recent record.
01:00Yesterday1 Story
19:00-21:00Oct 253 Stories
Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon Make Up About 15% of the S&P 500. All 3 Report Earnings Within 2 Days.
Together they make up about 15% of the index. What might two days of earnings reports do to an S&P 500 fund?
Satya Nadella Says Microsoft Is Rebuilding Around AI Agents as Trump Pushes ‘Super Intelligence’ — From 11,000 Models to Agents That Work on Your Behalf
Microsoft Corp. CEO Satya Nadella said the company is reorganizing around AI agents, model choice, and cheaper computing for the "Super Intelligence" era, betting on custom chips, PCs running models locally, and agent-management tools, according to his annual letter. Nadella...
Dow Jones Futures Rise With Microsoft, Google, Amazon Ahead; Will Doom Or Bloom Control Market?
15:00-19:00Oct 252 Stories
Why Is Microsoft (MSFT) Central To AI Cyberattacks And Digital Patient Twins?
Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT) reported that its threat intelligence teams helped uncover a Beijing-backed AI-driven cyber campaign targeting multiple sensitive sectors in 2026. The company disclosed that attackers used generative AI tools to craft spear-phishing content and automate reconnaissance against government, defense and telecom organizations. Microsoft also announced a new collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim to use Azure-powered AI "digital patient twins" in clinical trials and drug...
Dow Jones Futures Due With Microsoft, Google, Amazon Ahead; Will Doom Or Bloom Control Market?
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq are below key levels, but many non-AI stocks are flashing buy signals. Microsoft, Google, Amazon loom.
05:00-12:00Oct 252 Stories
Dow Jones Futures Due For Doom-And-Bloom Market; Microsoft, Google, Amazon Earnings Ahead
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq are below key levels, but many non-AI stocks are flashing buy signals. Microsoft, Google, Amazon loom.
Here's the Price at Which I'd Buy Microsoft Stock
Earnings jumped 22% last fiscal year. Why would I still want the stock around 12% cheaper?
11:00-17:00Oct 243 Stories
How much MSFT stock does former CEO Steve Ballmer actually own?
The former Microsoft CEO is actually the company’s largest individual shareholder; here’s why.
Microsoft’s $50 Billion Gamble: Can Microsoft’s Azure Growth Justify Its Exploding AI Budget?
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) reports fiscal first-quarter results on Wednesday, October 28, after the close. Management guided quarterly capital spending above $50 billion, so this report will show whether Azure growth can keep pace with the AI bill. Record Azure Quarter Raised the Stakes Microsoft closed fiscal 2026 strongly. Fourth-quarter revenue reached $90.01 billion, up 17.8%, ahead […]
Microsoft May Be the Only Hyperscaler to Stay Cash-Flow Positive. What It Means for MSFT Stock
08:00-11:00Oct 242 Stories
Microsoft Q1: A $744 Billion AI Reckoning Is Coming
Microsoft Stock And 2 Other Best Defensive Stocks
Concerns about heavily indebted AI data center operators have pushed many investors to question where the real safety is. When some high growth stories rely on complex financing, companies with strong balance sheets and lower measured risk scores can look more appealing. This article walks through three such stocks from our low risk leaders screen and explains why their financial strength may offer a steadier base for a long term portfolio. The three stocks highlighted next are only a sample,...
13:00-15:00Oct 233 Stories
Microsoft Poised for Largely In-Line Quarterly Earnings Amid Azure Strength, BofA Says
Microsoft's (MSFT) fiscal first-quarter earnings are expected to largely match Wall Street's estimat
Strong Azure Growth and Cash Flow Discipline Strengthen Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)
Broyhill Asset Management, a Charlotte-based firm, issued its third-quarter 2026 investor letter. The letter can be downloaded here. The Broyhill Equity Composite decreased by 0.3% in Q3, underperforming the MSCI All Country World Index, which gained 1.7%. For the first nine months of the year, the Composite returned 1.9%, compared to 13.4% for the Index. The […]
Broyhill is Upgrading Quality in Software: Moving from Intuit (INTU) to Microsoft
10:00-12:00Oct 233 Stories
Durable Growth Reinforces Microsoft Corporation’s (MSFT) Investment Thesis
Investment management company Vulcan Value Partners recently released its third-quarter 2026 investor letter. The letter can be downloaded here. The portfolio reported a strong quarter, with all strategies except Small Cap reporting positive absolute results, with Small Cap down about 1%. In the quarter, the Large Cap Composite (Net) returned 7.4%, the Small Cap Composite (Net) returned […]
Microsoft Azure Growth, Copilot Monetization in Focus Ahead of Earnings, BofA Says
Microsoft's (MSFT) fiscal Q1 results are likely to reflect sustained Azure growth, growing Copilot m
Microsoft Earnings Report To Focus On AI Momentum, Capex
04:00-06:00Oct 232 Stories
16:00-23:00Oct 222 Stories
Volkswagen workers may get Microsoft AI instead of a raise
Europe’s biggest carmaker just handed half its staff a digital assistant while it pushes to keep pay flat until 2030.
Microsoft (MSFT) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market: What Investors Need to Know
Microsoft (MSFT) closed at $521.08 in the latest trading session, marking a -2.23% move from the prior day.
13:00Oct 222 Stories
How much MSFT stock does Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella actually own?
Satya Nadella transformed Microsoft into a Cloud and AI powerhouse. But compared with his predecessors, his stake in the company is surprisingly small.
Microsoft, Google parent and McDonald’s protest new trading plan
Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, and McDonald’s join hands to oppose OKXICE TSV’s plan.
11:00-13:00Oct 222 Stories
Waymo, Google and Microsoft Alums Raise $30M to Build the Data Layer for Physical AI
SANTA CLARA, Calif., October 22, 2026--Maxinsights, the company building the data layer for physical AI, today announced $30 million in seed funding led by PeakXV, with participation from Tola Capital, South Park Commons, INCE Capital, and Alumni Ventures. The company also launched MaxLoop, an agent-in-the-loop system that scores and corrects data collection while it happens, and MaxGlove, a sensor glove for capturing tactile touch and force for a new era of data collection.
Microsoft Stock Could Be Closer to Its Next Big Breakout Than Investors Think
Azure demand is outpacing supply, the commercial backlog just hit a staggering new level, and Wall Street has almost no sellers on record. Whether that setup translates into a real breakout depends on one factor most investors are overlooking.
04:00-08:00Oct 222 Stories
Microsoft is Creating a $700 Billion Moat With Its AI Spend Through 2030
Microsoft keeps raising its dividend, growing Azure at record pace, and pouring tens of billions into data centers every quarter. The question is whether that spending builds an unbreakable lead or sets up a very expensive stumble.
Is Fiserv (FISV) Undervalued As New Deals Test Its Turnaround Story?
Fiserv (FISV) has been in the headlines after VikingCloud agreed to supply its Cyber Risk Defense service through Fiserv, giving merchants bundled cybersecurity monitoring, PCI compliance support, and built-in cyber insurance starting in early 2027. Recent headlines around Commerce Hub, the Klarna partnership, AI work with Microsoft, and the VikingCloud rollout arrive while the share price tells a different story. The 7 day share price return is 4.65%, but the year to date share price return...