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Microsoft Corp (MSFT) delivered a record fiscal year with Azure revenue surpassing $100 billion, while AI-driven demand continues to outpace capacity.
The hyperscaler impressed Wall Street by holding firm on AI spending.
Meta fell and Microsoft rallied after sending very different signals on how they’re monetizing their massive AI outlays.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) closed fiscal 2026 with record revenue and continued growth in cloud and artificial intelligence services, while outlining plans for further infrastructure investment and forecasting double-digit revenue and operating-income growth in fiscal 2027. For the fiscal fourth quart
ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) reported record first-quarter fiscal 2027 results, with revenue rising 22% year over year to $1.29 billion as demand for its computing platform expanded across cloud AI infrastructure, edge devices and physical AI applications. Chief Executive Officer Rene Haas said the company del
U.S. equity futures were little changed on Wednesday as investors digested Microsoft, Meta and Qualcomm earnings and the Federal Reserve’s decision.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Microsoft (MSFT) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Microsoft reported that revenue from its Azure cloud business surpassed $100 billion for the first time in fiscal year 2026, which ended in June. The disclosure was notable because Microsoft historically doesn’t break out revenue for that business, making it difficult to compare it with rivals Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud.
Microsoft cloud unit grew at the fastest pace in four years, suggesting that the company's computing infrastructure and artificial intelligence services continue to make inroads with businesses. Azure cloud-computing revenue increased 43% during the fiscal fourth quarter, the company said Wednesday in a statement. That was the fastest quarterly growth since early 2022, and topped analysts' average growth estimate of about 40%. Azure sales topped $100 billion for the first time during the fiscal year ended in June. Bloomberg Tech Host Ed Ludlow reacts to earnings
Microsoft posted strong results for its quarterly earnings on Wednesday, beating expectations and showing strong growth in its cloud computing platform and a boost in paid AI users. Analysts surveyed by FactSet Research had expected the company to earn $4.24 per share on revenue of $87.62 billion this quarter. Microsoft Cloud revenue was $59.3 billion this quarter, up 27% year-over-year.
The stock market sold off as oil prices surged on Trump's Iran threats. Microsoft, Meta and Fortinet were key earnings movers late.
Software giant ends fiscal year with $90 billion in quarterly sales, beats Wall Street expectations.
Microsoft topped Wall Street estimates for quarterly cloud revenue growth on Wednesday, a sign its massive spending on AI infrastructure was paying off as capacity constraints ease and more businesses adopt the technology. Shares of Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft were up about 3% in extended trading. "This year, Azure revenue surpassed $100 billion for the first time, and Microsoft 365 Copilot reached over 30 million paid seats, reflecting the confidence customers are placing in us to power their AI transformation," CEO Satya Nadella said.
Despite geopolitical and market challenges, KPIT Technologies Ltd (BOM:542651) focuses on strategic partnerships and innovation to drive future growth.
Amazon stock is on a losing streak coming into its Q2 earnings report but could highlight AI enterprise momentum.
Strong cloud demand may not silence spending concerns
By Purvi Agarwal, Tharuniyaa Lakshmi and Avinash P July 29 (Reuters) - European shares edged lower on Wednesday, as diverging results from French luxury groups weighed on the broader sector, while
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) reports fiscal fourth-quarter results tonight, with analysts largely centering their attention on capital expenditures as the company continues its aggressive buildout of AI infrastructure. Bank of America analysts said "AI execution remains the central debate"...
A single capital spending number from Microsoft could either rescue a $700 billion AI trade from its worst selloff in months or confirm that the boom is finally running out of steam. Every chipmaker on five continents is watching.
Traders are expecting big swings from tech earnings on Wednesday, with options pricing in major after-market risks and short sellers lining up to bet against one of the market’s biggest stocks. Microsoft shares, which have fallen more than 15% from their early June peak and remain nearly 25% lower over the past year, are likely to move more than 6.6% in either direction after tonight’s June-quarter earnings, well ahead of its three-year average of around 4.8%. Short sellers, meanwhile, are crowding into the stock, with bets against the tech and cloud giant representing around 92 million shares, or 1.27% of its outstanding float, according to data from S3 Partners.
The latest oil spike was sending the Dow tumbling, but the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision and a gauntlet of earnings loom. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 700 points, or 1.3%. The S&P 500 was down 0.