Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella gestures as he speaks during the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2026.Microsoft shares slid about 10% on Thursday following an earnings report that disappointed some investors, prompting the stock's sharpest daily decline since March 2020. The move trimmed the technology company's market cap by $357 billion, leaving it at $3.22 trillion by the end of Thursday trading.The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector exchange-traded fund tumbled 5% on Thurs ...

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The cloud and database specialist got caught up in a broad AI sell-off.Shares of Oracle (ORCL 4.16%) dropped Thursday morning, falling as much as 6.5%. As of 1:48 a.m. ET, the stock was still down 4.4%.There was no company-specific news to explain the enterprise database and artificial intelligence (AI) specialist's decline. However, a cloud competitor posted results that investors found wanting. Microsoft (MSFT 12.03%) reported its quarterly results after the market close on Wednesday, and the results cast ...

Do we have to swallow the 66% increase in CapEx in the quarter for long term rewards with Asia that just aren't showing up quite yet. Yes. Hi, Good morning.That's exactly the question that investors are asking us. What's really interesting is this is the second quarter in a row where Microsoft is actually telling you there is a more nuanced way to think about their Catholic's allocations. Typically, what you would expect to see is CapEx goes up, Azure revenue goes up, does a really direct correlation.What's ...

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Microsoft stock (NASDAQ: MSFT) plunged over 12% on Thursday, erasing $450 billion in market value after the company reported earnings that beat Wall Street's expectations. Despite solid numbers, Micro... ...

Hey, Kelly. So, what used to be Microsoft's biggest boost in the AI race for years. It's now a source of anxiety.Feels like everyone's focusing on this RPO number. So, let me break that one down. RPO or remaining performance obligation.It's essentially backlog. Revenue that Microsoft expects to recognize in the future from contracts that are already signed. The issue is concentration.About 45% of that backlog, it's tied to OpenAI. So when OpenAI looked like a locked in exclusive growth engine, that was a fe ...

jetcityimage/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Listen below or on the go on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Software stocks slide sharply as Microsoft, ServiceNow stoke fears. (0:15) Caterpillar beats earnings as AI data-center demand lifts sales. (1:57) Barry Diller wants CNN. (2:59) This is an abridged transcript of the podcast: Our top story so far, software struggles are getting hardcore. The sector is selling off sharply, taking tech and the broader market down with it. The iShares Expanded Tech-Sof ...

ToplineFormer Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s net worth was cut by more than $14 billion on Thursday as the company’s stock plummeted, pacing what would be the tech giant’s worst single-day loss in nearly six years after revenue from its cloud-computing unit failed to grow as expected. Revenue from the company’s cloud computing unit failed to meet analysts’ expectations. Getty ImagesKey FactsShares of Microsoft plunged by 12% to around $423.50 as of 12:55 p.m EST, the largest intraday loss for the stock since ...