MarketWatch

APRIL 5, 2023

AMZN and Microsoft Corp. Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure have a combined market share of 60% to 70% in the U.K., The Ofcom announcement comes days after Google Cloud accused Microsoft of anticompetitive cloud-computing practices. Microsoft wasn’t immediately available for comment on the Ofcom probe. Alphabet Inc.’s

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Advisor Perspectives

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Wall Street’s so-called Magnificent Seven has been living up to its name again, but none more so than Microsoft Corp.

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MarketWatch

APRIL 11, 2023

mobile network group EE and Microsoft Corp. The partnership follows others Microsoft has formed, like with Nvidia Corp.NVDA and Nintendo JP:7974, on concerns that a closed deal would hamper distribution of Activision Blizzard games to platforms other than Xbox. Microsoft shares fell 1.9% ATVI games to EE customers.

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Cordant Wealth Partners

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) are a popular form of equity compensation at many companies, including Microsoft. In this guide on Microsoft RSUs, I’ll explain: How Microsoft RSUs work Tax savings strategies for your RSU income And, why you should incorporate them into your investment strategy What is a Restricted Stock Unit (RSU?)

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MarketWatch

MAY 24, 2023

Microsoft Corp. In a blog post, Microsoft said it “uncovered stealthy and targeted malicious activity focused on post-compromise credential access and network system discovery aimed at critical infrastructure organizations in the United States.” infrastructure.

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MarketWatch

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Microsoft Corp. Microsoft has gained in six of the past nine trading sessions to near the mark again, as excitement builds around the company’s use of OpenAI’s technology in its products, especially the Bing search engine, as it could beef up Microsoft’s rival to Alphabet Inc.’sGOOGLGOOGdominant as of 2 p.m.

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MarketWatch

MARCH 24, 2023

s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it remains on course for completing its review of the video game company’s proposed acquisition by Microsoft Corp. Microsoft stock fell 0.7%. Activision Blizzard Inc. stock ATVI is up about 5% in premarket trades after the U.K.’s MSFT by the end of April. “We

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MarketWatch

JUNE 12, 2023

shares LUMN have been punished this year, but they were getting a lift in Monday’s premarket action after the company announced that it has been working with Microsoft Corp. Lumen developed its new ExaSwitch network interconnection ecosystem in collaboration with Microsoft and Google, the company said in a Monday morning release.

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Advisor Perspectives

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

After three days of high drama at the world’s most closely watched startup, which many compared to a coup, Microsoft Corp. capped the weekend with one of its own: The software giant hired ousted OpenAI chief Sam Altman.

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Cordant Wealth Partners

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Every November, the Microsoft Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP) opens for enrollment and salary deferral elections for the upcoming year. The Four Key Deferred Compensation Plan Questions: What’s the risk of the Microsoft DCP? The Four Key Deferred Compensation Plan Questions: What’s the risk of the Microsoft DCP?

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Advisor Perspectives

JULY 12, 2023

Tech giant Microsoft is on a mission to use technology to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems.

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MarketWatch

APRIL 26, 2023

stocks opened higher on Wednesday as a rally in Microsoft Corp. MSFT shares helped to boost the Nasdaq Composite. However, further declines in shares of First Republic Bank FRC following its Monday earnings report were seen as a cause for concern. The S&P 500 SPX gained 8.5 points, or 0.2%, to 4,080.

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Advisor Perspectives

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

After an earnings miss, the stock of Tesla faltered, while peers like Microsoft and Apple continue to see higher heights, reaching the $3 trillion club. The “Magnificent Seven” were at the forefront of 2023’s market rally, but the same leader board has done some shifting to start 2024.

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Cordant Wealth Partners

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The Microsoft Mega Backdoor Roth 401(k) is a feature within the 401(k) plan that allows you to: Save additional money each year on an after-tax basis into your 401(k) and Convert those dollars into a tax-free Roth subaccount. And it can be one of the biggest benefits available to you as a Microsoft employee.

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Cordant Wealth Partners

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

We will update the post as soon as Microsoft releases any updates for 2022.]. In this article, we cover what you need to know about the Microsoft Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP) for the upcoming enrollment period. The four key Deferred Compensation Plan questions: What’s the risk of the Microsoft DCP? FREE RESOURCES.

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The Big Picture

APRIL 26, 2024

Be sure to check out our Masters in Business next week with Joanne Bradford , who held executive leadership positions at Microsoft, Yahoo, Pinterest, Demand Media and BusinessWeek.

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Advisor Perspectives

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Microsoft Corp. showed off plans to use new tools from startup OpenAI to improve its little-used internet search and browsing services, seeking to gain ground against market leader Google by being first to offer conversational responses powered by artificial intelligence.

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Advisor Perspectives

JULY 25, 2023

Bets that artificial intelligence will revolutionize Corporate America and deliver riches to the biggest companies behind it will get a test Tuesday, as Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc. report their first earnings since AI fever broke out.

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Advisor Perspectives

JANUARY 11, 2023

Microsoft Corp. is in discussions to invest as much as $10 billion in OpenAI, the creator of viral artificial intelligence bot ChatGPT, according to people familiar with its plans.

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Advisor Perspectives

JANUARY 24, 2023

Microsoft Corp. is investing $10 billion in OpenAI, whose artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT has lit up the internet since its introduction in November, amassing more than a million users within days and touching off a fresh debate over the role of AI in the workplace.

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MarketWatch

APRIL 26, 2023

DDOG were rocketing 14% in midday trading Wednesday, which one analyst attributed to commentary from Microsoft Corp. Shares of Datadog Inc. MSFT about its Azure cloud-computing business. “We

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MarketWatch

MARCH 28, 2023

In a move to assuage European regulatory officials, Microsoft Corp. The software giant has presented a proposal to stave off an EU investigation, building on last year’s announcement by Microsoft President Brad Smith, the report said, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter.

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Advisor Perspectives

MAY 9, 2023

A group of firms including Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Microsoft Corp, Deloitte, and Cboe Global Markets Inc are joining a new blockchain system aimed at linking disparate institutional applications, potentially encouraging broader adoption of distributed ledger technology in financial markets.

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Advisor Perspectives

MAY 24, 2023

Microsoft Corp. is bringing its Bing search engine to OpenAI Inc.’s ’s ChatGPT, further tightening ties with the artificial intelligence startup in a bid to challenge Google.

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MarketWatch

MARCH 30, 2023

s GOOGLGOOG Google Cloud on Thursday accused rival Microsoft Corp. Microsoft referred to a blogpost in May in which company president Brad Smith said it “has a healthy number two position when it comes to cloud services, with just over 20% market share of global cloud services revenues.” Alphabet Inc.’s

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MarketWatch

MARCH 3, 2023

Microsoft Corp. The EU regulators reportedly are satisfied with Microsoft’s commitment to offering licensing deals to competitors. The report, which cited multiple unnamed sources, noted that Microsoft is not expected to have to sell assets in order to gain deal approval in Europe. ATVI deal, Reuters reported Thursday afternoon.

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Advisor Perspectives

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Microsoft Corp. agreed to buy a massive amount of clean energy to power a data center in Ireland, making it the second biggest corporate power-purchase agreement deal so far this year.

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Abnormal Returns

APRIL 16, 2024

reuters.com) AI Microsoft ($MSFT) has invested $1.5 (investmenttalk.co) It takes years, 5-8, to build/turnaround an endowment investment organization. capitalallocators.com) Finance Why everyone in finance seems to be doing deadlifts. wealthmanagement.com) Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange burned down. billion in Abu Dhabi-based G42.

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MarketWatch

APRIL 26, 2023

Shares of Microsoft Corp. MSFT shot up 7.4% toward a one-year high in premarket trading Wednesday, in the wake of better-than-expected earnings and guidance, enough to pace the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s DJIA early gainers. The software behemoth’s stock was on track for the biggest percentage gain since it rose 8.2%

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MarketWatch

MAY 31, 2023

Microsoft Corp. Microsoft confirmed to MarketWatch earlier reports that the U.K.’s The CMA has argued that the acquisition would give Microsoft an unfair advantage over competitors with its control of such hit franchises as “Call of Duty” and “Overwatch.” MSFT and Activision Blizzard Inc.

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Advisor Perspectives

APRIL 25, 2024

The stakes are high as two of the biggest artificial intelligence players prepare to unveil results, a day after Meta Platforms Inc. alarmed investors with its forecast.

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MarketWatch

MARCH 28, 2023

Germany’s competition regulator, the Bundeskartellamt, said it’s launching an investigation into Microsoft MSFT on whether it is of paramount significance for competition across markets.

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Abnormal Returns

APRIL 26, 2024

theringer.com) Business David Rosenthal and Benjamin Gilbert go deep on the history of Microsoft ($MSFT). (fasterplease.substack.com) Derek Thompson talks with Ravi Agrawal, the editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy magazine, about India under Modi.

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MarketWatch

APRIL 26, 2023

AMZN were headed about 3% higher in premarket trading Wednesday after cloud-computing rivals Microsoft Corp. MSFT and Alphabet Inc. GOOGGOOGL delivered what Roth MKM analyst Rohit Kulkarni deemed “better-than-feared” signals overnight.

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The Reformed Broker

JUNE 2, 2023

This week, Michael Batnick, Cathie Wood, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss investing in innovation, AI fact vs fiction, how big Tesla can get, why Ark bought Nvidia in 2014, Zoom vs Google Meet vs Microsoft Teams, and much more! You can listen to the whole thing below, or find it wherever you like to listen to your favorite pods!

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Advisor Perspectives

APRIL 1, 2023

When Microsoft Corp. launched its $1 billion Climate Innovation Fund three years ago, it was the lone tech giant pledging serious money to tackle rising temperatures. The dangers facing the planet have since become more acute, and the fund has about $400 million left.

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 23, 2023

Microsoft laid off 10% of its 221,000 workforce bringing headcount back to mid-2021 levels. I wanted to drop a quick note about the endless spate of layoff announcements — and why you should (mostly) ignore them. Amazon , now has 1.5 million employees, more than half of whom were hired in 2020-2022.

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