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Microsoft jumps 2.5% to close 14 cents shy of $500@Microsoft ($MSFT) climbed 2.5% Thursday to finish at $499.86, a whisker from reclaiming the $500 mark and extending a run of roughly 25% since last week's earnings. Azure is the main driver: the cloud unit grew 43% last quarter, crossed $100B in annualized revenue, and management guided 45% growth for the current one.The acceleration eased the market's biggest AI worry, that heavy capex wasn't converting into revenue, and the target raises followed, with Ci ...