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Microsoft (MSFT) stock has had a tough run, down 20% over the last year and trailing the market significantly. The conversation is dominated by one large number: a plan to invest roughly $190 billion in capital expenditures in calendar year 2026. The question for skeptics is whether the demand for artificial intelligence is real enough to pay for it all.
Investors want to own a proven winner, but it's wise to understand this company's current financial situation.
In just a short amount of time, corporate policy on "tokenmaxxing" — or excessively using AI models to inflate usage on internal leaderboards — has already peaked and valleyed. After seeing their bill for AI tokens, many companies have shifted toward a more efficient outlook on AI spending. Tabs CEO Ali Hussain discusses what's changed within corporate AI pricing and what this pivot may mean for OpenAI (OPAI.PVT) and Anthropic (ANTH.PVT) ahead of their mega-IPOs.
The massive retailer has evolved in ways that strengthen its position in the industry.
Prime Day data shows that Amazon continues to roll on.
The former majority owner of TikTok has quietly continued to court filmmakers, independent artists and executives who are eager to learn more about the AI video generation model called Seedance.
Water used at the power plants that supply electricity to data centers can be much greater than the water used in the data centers themselves.
An AI spending blitz is demolishing new Fed chair Kevin Warsh's argument for interest rate cuts with more price increases about to ripple through the economy
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) was among the stocks on Jim Cramer’s Mad Money radar as he taught investors how to profit from the upcoming wave of takeovers. Cramer explained why the stock declined in the second quarter, as he commented: Speaking of Google, parent company Alphabet was able to do a giant fundraise not long ago. […]
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) was among the stocks on Jim Cramer’s Mad Money radar as he taught investors how to profit from the upcoming wave of takeovers. Cramer noted why the stock “could be punished,” as he commented: Second worst performer, Amazon, off 12% from June. My Trust owns Microsoft; it owns this Amazon. This is […]
The tech giant is investing $2.5 billion in a new business unit called Microsoft Frontier.
The 2026 Top 100 Retailers ranking from the National Retail Federation confirms that Walmart and Amazon remain the two leading forces in US retail by sales.
By Aditya Kalra, Arpan Chaturvedi and Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, July 3 (Reuters) - The world's biggest internet domain seller, GoDaddy, has warned that India's crackdown on fake websites
<body><p>STORY: :: Archive</p><p>Licensed dealers in the U.S. may soon be able to ship firearms directly to people's homes...</p><p>and the shift could reap a windfall for U.S. President Donald Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., who is a shareholder and board member at online retailer GrabAGun.</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>The proposed rule change at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives would allow licensed dealers to ship firearms directly to in-state residents.</p><p>That would be after undergoing an online identity verification and background check, along with a seven-day waiting period after notifying local law enforcement. </p><p>Currently, online buyers must pick up firearms at physical stores and undergo in-person background checks unless they have a permit.</p><p>If finalized, the rule would be among the most consequential changes to U.S. gun policy in two decades.</p><p>Some gun shop owners, industry officials and gun control advocates argue it poses significant public safety and security risks.</p><p>The change could benefit Trump Jr., whose shares in GrabAGun are worth around $700,000 – down from more than $5 million last year.</p><p>A spokesperson for the president’s son said he had "zero involvement" in the new proposal.</p><p>ATF chief counsel Robert Leider said that Trump Jr had no influence on the proposed rule, while declining to say whether the White House had any role in the proposal.</p><p>The White House said it had no record or knowledge of any "interaction with the president's son on any of these topics."</p></body>
The AI data center buildout is causing carbon emissions to spike, according to the latest environmental reports from tech giants Google and Amazon Both companies have ambitious climate goals, but are now facing higher hurdles to achieve them as they put up data centers around the country. Many new data centers are powered by carbon-emitting sources like natural gas, at least in part. Data centers’ environmental impact is one of the biggest knocks against them.
Bank of America isn’t backing away from Amazon (AMZN) stock after Prime Day. For the most part, investors went into the event looking for cracks. The concerns pertained to deal fatigue, softer shopping baskets, and an evolving sales calendar, making Amazon’s retail momentum look less clean ...
The space company has booked rapid growth under this administration, after the founder spent president’s first term being ‘hated.’
The cloud leader is seeing booming demand for its custom AI chips.
In late June 2026, Amazon agreed to pay a US$2.25 million civil penalty and accept an order tightening its Fair Credit Reporting Act compliance after the FTC and DOJ alleged it failed to provide required transaction records to identity-theft victims and law enforcement in a timely and consistent manner. The case highlights how Amazon’s customer-data and fraud-handling practices are drawing closer regulatory scrutiny just as it leans more heavily on data-rich services like AWS-driven AI,...
Amazon has deployed enough low-Earth orbit satellites to kick off its commercial broadband internet service later this year, achieving a critical milestone to directly compete with SpaceX's Starlink.
Wall Street does not punish companies for spending money. It punishes them for spending money without a story. Give investors a believable path from this year's bills to next year's profits and they will forgive almost any number on the capital expenditure line. Take that story away, and every ...
By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - Donald Trump Jr. helped take an online retailer known as the “Amazon of guns” public last year.
US restrictions on Fable 5 and Mythos 5 were lifted after Anthropic addressed government safety concerns.
Microsoft (MSFT) is launching a new business unit with a $2.5 billion investment that will help clie
AI has made it a lot harder for tech companies like Amazon and Google to deliver on their net-zero pledges.