Company Performance - Microsoft shares dropped by 10.0 percent, reaching their lowest closing level in nine months due to slowing cloud computing growth and disappointing third quarter operating margin guidance [2][3] - Meta Platforms saw a significant increase of 10.4 percent after reporting better than expected fourth quarter results and forecasting first quarter revenues above analyst estimates [5] - IBM Corp. shares surged after exceeding expectations on both top and bottom lines in its fourth quarter results [5] Sector Performance - The Dow Jones U.S. Software Index fell by 7.7 percent, marking a nine-month closing low, largely influenced by Microsoft’s decline and a 9.9 percent drop in ServiceNow shares despite its better than expected fourth quarter earnings [5][6] - Airline stocks increased significantly, with the NYSE Arca Airline Index rising by 2.3 percent, contributing to the overall market recovery [7] - Gold stocks experienced continued weakness, as indicated by a 3.8 percent slump in the NYSE Arca Gold Bugs Index, despite a recovery in gold prices [6] Market Overview - The major averages showed a recovery attempt after an early nosedive, with the Dow ending up 55.96 points or 0.1 percent at 49,071.56, while the S&P 500 closed down just 9.02 points or 0.1 percent at 6,969.01 [1] - The tech-heavy Nasdaq ended the day down 172.33 points or 0.7 percent at 23,685.12, having previously tumbled by as much as 2.6 percent [2] - Stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region mostly moved higher, with Japan's Nikkei 225 Index closing marginally higher and China's Shanghai Composite Index edging up by 0.2 percent [8] Economic Indicators - The yield on the benchmark ten-year note fell by 2.4 basis points to 4.227 percent, indicating a recovery in the bond market following previous pullbacks [9] - Upcoming earnings news from Apple may influence trading, with the tech giant set to report its fiscal first quarter results [10]

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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 ...

Nasdaq Snaps 6-Day Win Streak With Apple Earnings on TapCONCLUDED[Stock Market News From Jan. 29, 2026: Nasdaq Slides as Microsoft Gets Pummeled]Last Updated:---Updated 4 hours ago# Nasdaq Snaps 6-Day Win Streak With Apple Earnings on TapBy[Connor Smith]The Nasdaq Composite snapped its six-day winning streak on Thursday after the latest earnings reports sent software stocks tumbling.The tech-heavy index fell 0.7%. The S&P 500 dropped 0.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 56 points, or 0.1%.Though Meta ...

Group 1: Market Overview - US stocks experienced a decline, with the Nasdaq Composite leading losses, down approximately 0.7% due to a significant drop in Microsoft shares [1] - The S&P 500 decreased by 0.2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to turn slightly positive [1] Group 2: Company-Specific Developments - Microsoft shares fell over 10% following its earnings report, which revealed higher-than-expected capital spending and a slowdown in quarterly cloud sales growth [2] - Meta's shares rose over 10% due to a surprisingly strong quarterly revenue outlook, with plans to invest up to $135 billion in data center expansion this year to enhance its AI capabilities [2] - Tesla's stock dropped over 3% as the company shifted its focus from electric vehicles to robotics, despite reporting a quarterly earnings beat; however, it also recorded its first-ever decline in annual revenue [3] Group 3: Economic and Geopolitical Context - The tech sector's movements coincided with rising tensions between the US and Iran, following President Trump's warning regarding nuclear negotiations, which contributed to an increase in crude oil prices [4] - Wall Street is also reacting to the Federal Reserve's decision to maintain unchanged interest rates, with expectations of two quarter-point rate cuts by year-end, although these may not occur before the end of Jerome Powell's tenure [5]

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Microsoft delivered a solid earnings report on Wednesday with $81.3 billion in revenue for the quarter (up 17%), net income profits of $38.3 billion (up 21%), and a record-breaking Microsoft cloud revenue of over $50 billion. But the stock was getting pounded on Thursday as investors worried about how much the tech giant was spending to build out its cloud and questioned whether that investment would pay off. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the answer to that question is yes  — and spent considerable ti ...

Core Insights - Oracle's shares experienced a decline of up to 6.5%, attributed to a broader sell-off in AI stocks rather than company-specific news [1] - Microsoft reported strong quarterly results, with a 17% year-over-year revenue growth to $81.3 billion, but investor concerns about future AI profitability led to a drop in its stock by over 12% [2][3] - Oracle's recent financial performance included a revenue increase of 14% year-over-year to $16.1 billion and a significant rise in adjusted EPS by 54% to $2.26, but concerns about high capital expenditures persist [5][6] Company Performance - Oracle's remaining performance obligation (RPO) surged by 438% to $523 billion, indicating a substantial backlog [5] - The company spent $35.5 billion on capital expenditures, a significant increase from $10.7 billion in the previous year, raising investor concerns about the return on this investment [6] - Oracle's current valuation is approximately 31 times earnings, aligning it with other major tech companies, making its stock appear attractive given its backlog and lower valuation [6]

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 ...