Microsoft beats Wall Street expectations with $81.3B revenue

REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft said Wednesday that its revenue for the October-December quarter was $81.3 billion, up 17% from the same time last year as it furthers its goal to expand global adoption of its artificial intelligence tools. The company reported net profit for the quarter of $30.9 billion, or $4.14 per share, beating Wall Street expectations. Those results excluded the impact from Microsoft's investments in ChatGPT maker OpenAI. Microsoft was expected to earn $3.91 per share on revenue of ...