Technology giant Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the center of a major regulatory issue, the outcome of which is likely to impact the company’s stock.The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reportedly opened an antitrust investigation into Microsoft, focusing on the company’s software licensing and cloud computing businesses. Sources close to the matter indicate the probe will examine Microsoft’s practices related to cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI) products. Despite this news, Micros ...

Throughout the years, Microsoft (MSFT -1.17%) is a stock that minted many millionaires. A modest $10,000 investment back in 1994 would now be worth over $1 million dollars today, with the stock up more than 100x over the past 30 years.While you'll likely need to start with more than $10,000, an investment in Microsoft can still play a key role in being a part of a millionaire-making portfolio. While the law of large numbers comes into play, it is worth noting that Microsoft was the largest company in the S& ...

The race is on for dominance in the artificial intelligence arena. Two tech titans battling for AI supremacy are Microsoft (MSFT -1.17%) and Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL 0.07%) (GOOG 0.12%).Both are heavily involved in AI. Microsoft invested billions of dollars into OpenAI, the company that helped kick off the current AI frenzy with its ChatGPT product. Alphabet created the tensor processing unit, a piece of hardware that accelerates data processing by its AI computers.Between these two tech powerhouses, w ...

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The Federal Trade Commission has opened a broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft, including of its software licensing and cloud computing businesses, a source familiar with the matter said Wednesday.The probe was approved by FTC chair Lina Khan before her likely departure in January, following the presidential election victory of Donald Trump and the expectation he will appoint a fellow Republican with a softer approach towards business.CEO Satya Nadella’s Microsoft is facing a broad antitrust probe, ...

On November 19 this year, C3.ai Inc. ($AI) stock got a massive boost as the company formed a strategic alliance with Microsoft ($MSFT) to increase the adoption of AI. The response was fast and furious, with AI gaining +26% on the day and +50% over the next 5 sessions hitting a peak just shy of $40. However, the bullish hue has soured a bit pulling back the last 3 sessions and dropping 10%.We're going to examine whether the bull run is over and how to trade it using our PFP system (positioning, flows and pri ...

Microsoft TodayMSFTMicrosoft$424.88 -3.11 (-0.73%) 52-Week Range$362.90▼$468.35Dividend Yield0.78%P/E Ratio35.06Price Target$503.03Add to WatchlistShares of Microsoft Corp NASDAQ: MSFT have been a cornerstone of tech portfolios for many years now, and 2024 has done little to tarnish that reputation. The stock is up a solid 15% year-to-date, and while it's struggled to push past July's all-time high, there are several reasons for investors to be excited.  Chief among these is the fact that analysts are exce ...

For Immediate ReleasesChicago, IL – November 27, 2024 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks and featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include including Microsoft (MSFT) , American Superconductor (AMSC) , Vertiv (VRT) , Toast (TOST) and Impinj (PI) .Here are highlights from Wednesday’s Analyst Blog:4 Top-Ranked Tech Stocks to Buy with More than 100% Retur ...

ToplineMicrosoft said it was able to resolve all of its issues with Outlook and Teams as of just after 3 p.m. EST Tuesday, more than a day after thousands of users started to report outages early Monday morning.The Microsoft Teams logo.NurPhoto via Getty Images Key FactsMore than 5,300 people had reported issues with Microsoft 365 on the website Down Detector as of 12 p.m. EST on Monday—though reports dropped below 500 by 6 p.m.—with 85% of reports coming from issues with Outlook, 9% with Exchange and 6% wi ...