Microsoft Shares Slip

Microsoft Shares Slip as Forecast Sparks Concern About AI and Cloud Revenue

The company’s projection points to less growth than anticipated, causing concern about the payoff for its massive AI investment.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 3 hours ago

Microsoft CEO Nadella asked for pay reduction after security slip, but total comp still rose 63%

Following cyberattacks from China and Russia, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella asked for his pay to be reduced.

Business - CNBC - 5 days ago

Microsoft dips on weak guidance after beating on earnings

Microsoft reported better-than-expected results for the fiscal first quarter as Azure topped estimates. But quarterly growth guidance was light.

Business - CNBC - 14 hours ago

Microsoft Cloud revenue rises on AI boom but softer outlook weighs on shares

Warnings of slowing Azure growth and rising data centre costs damp initial optimism on tech giant’s quarterly earnings

Business - Financial Times - 13 hours ago

Putin’s battle to keep Georgia in Russia’s orbit

The country is holding elections that could decide whether it tilts towards Moscow or Brussels. Observers fear that violence may follow

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Kamala Harris is slipping in the polls, but not with university professors

A new survey of over 1,000 professors shows that 78% will vote for Harris, and only 8% will vote for Trump, reflecting the lack of political diversity in higher education.

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

The Hard Truth About Montana and Jon Tester’s Senate Race

The state’s changing electorate and America’s polarized politics have turned Montana’s Senate race into the most consequential of the year.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 15

Mourinho angered by questions as Fener slip back

Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho expressed his frustration over "always" being asked by local journalists about players that don't play.

Sports - ESPN - October 22

IBM stock slips on disappointing consulting and infrastructure revenue

IBM's critical software category performed well due to Red Hat's gains, but the consulting and infrastructure segments pulled down overall results.

Business - CNBC - October 24

Hasbro’s third-quarter profit beats expectations, but its stock slips

Hasbro Inc.’s third-quarter profit beat expectations Thursday, fueled by its gaming and licensing businesses shares, but the toy maker’s stock is down 4%.

Business - MarketWatch - 6 days ago

Samsung’s smartphone crown slips with company in crisis

Korean tech giant is losing market share to US rival Apple and Chinese players

Business - Financial Times - Yesterday

Harris started 'like a rocket' in Michigan. Now she's slipping

A border crisis and the Gaza war have hit home in this key state for Democrats.

Harris's lead over Trump slips to 1 point in new national survey

Vice President Harris's lead over former President Trump has narrowed in the latest national poll from Suffolk University and USA Today. The poll, released Monday, shows Harris leading Trump by 1 ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

Democrats brace for a possible crack in the blue wall and see signs of North Carolina slipping

There are concerns within Kamala Harris' campaign about whether it can claim the “Blue Wall” states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

Democrats fear race may be slipping away from Harris

There is growing fear in Democratic circles that the presidential race could be slipping further away from Vice President Harris. To be sure, Democrats still think Harris can defeat former ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

10-year Treasury yield slips from 3-month closing high as buyers step in

Demand from overseas buyers of U.S. government debt helped push yields slightly lower on Thursday, but not far from their highest levels in two or three months.

Business - MarketWatch - 6 days ago

Amazon, Google and Microsoft Are Investing in Nuclear Power

Large technology companies are investing billions of dollars in nuclear energy as an emissions-free source of electricity for artificial intelligence and other businesses.

Business - The New York Times - October 16

Microsoft’s Differential Transformer cancels attention noise in LLMs

A simple change to the attention mechanism can make LLMs much more effective at finding relevant information in their context window.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 16

What’s at Stake in a Strained Microsoft-OpenAI Partnership

The alliance between the technology giant and the company behind OpenAI has been hugely consequential — but a disruption could shake up the A.I. race.

Business - The New York Times - October 18

Microsoft and OpenAI’s Close Partnership Shows Signs of Fraying

The “best bromance in tech” has had a reality check as OpenAI has tried to change its deal with Microsoft and the software maker has tried to hedge its bet on the start-up.

Tech - The New York Times - October 21

Microsoft Will Let Clients Build Their Own AI Agents

In November, customers can start using Copilot Studio to make their own AI apps to perform many routine tasks.

Business - Inc. - October 21

Foreign Election Interference May Escalate, Microsoft Says

Efforts by Russia, Iran and China to sway U.S. voters could intensify, according to a new report from the tech giant.

Business - Inc. - 6 days ago

Investors Want to See a Payout on Microsoft’s AI Efforts

As the tech giant readies a report of what’s forecast as its slowest quarterly growth in a year, shareholders want to see genuine demand for the AI applications it’s spent billions to develop.

Business - Inc. - 2 days ago

Microsoft Earnings Show Quarterly Revenue Is Up 16% to $65.6 Billion

The company’s profit increased 11 percent to $24.7 billion, beating Wall Street’s expectations and its own predictions.

Tech - The New York Times - 14 hours ago

Treasury yields end at nearly 2-week lows as oil prices fall further and U.K. inflation dives

U.S. government debt rallied slightly on Wednesday, pushing yields broadly lower, as crude-oil futures slipped and the U.K.’s annual consumer-price index inflation rate dropped below the Bank of ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 16

Procter & Gamble’s stock slips as profit beat, steady outlook offset a sales miss

Shares of Procter & Gamble Co. fell 1.2% in premarket trading Friday, after the consumer packaged-goods company reported fiscal first-quarter profit that beat expectations and maintained its ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 18

10-year Treasury yield slips from highest level since July after housing starts drop

Long-dated Treasury yields slipped from their highest levels in more than two months on Friday but ended the week little changed, after data showed new-home construction dipped in September.

Business - MarketWatch - October 18

Brady Cook injury: Missouri QB returns from hospital, leads No. 19 Tigers to comeback win over Auburn

With Mizzou's season on the brink, its star QB made a miraculous return to lead his team to victory

Sports - CBS Sports - October 19

Alabama standard is slipping: Kalen DeBoer era quickly proving that days of fearing Tide have come to an end

Alabama's season is on the brink after suffering its second loss of the season on Saturday to Tennessee

Sports - CBS Sports - October 20

Treasury yields slip amid risk-off mood as traders eye inflation and jobs data

U.S. bond yields slipped early Thursday as a slide in equity futures encouraged investors to purchase perceived havens ahead of a week full of risk events.

Business - MarketWatch - 4 hours ago

Microsoft and these other stocks are the way to play AI now, says Goldman Sachs

So-called “platform” stocks, such as Microsoft and Snowflake are the most attractive part of the AI sector according to Goldman Sachs.

Business - MarketWatch - October 14

Cyber criminals increasingly helping Russia and China target the US, Microsoft says

Russia, China and Iran are expanding their partnerships with cyber criminals to conduct cyberespionage and cyberattacks against the U.S. and other nations, according to a new report from Microsoft

Tech - ABC News - October 15

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