Microsoft shares slide on cloud outlook; Meta up after Q4 beat
Microsoft shares fell in Europe on Thursday after it issued a downbeat forecast for its cloud business, while Facebook parent Meta shares rose after beating expectations, as investors scrutinised the companies' spending on artificial intelligence.
Microsoft’s cloud sales disappoint as it struggles to meet AI demand
Microsoft’s vast cloud division posted slower growth than Wall Street forecast as the tech group struggled to keep pace with customer demand for artificial intelligence-related services. The Seattle-based software group beat analysts’ expectations for revenue and net income in the quarter ending in December,
Microsoft Stock Slips as Intelligent Cloud Revenue Falls Short of Expectations
Microsoft (MSFT) shares moved lower in late-Wednesday trading as the tech giant reported fiscal second-quarter Intelligent Cloud revenue that missed analysts’ expectations. The company saw revenue rise 12% year-over-year to $69.
Microsoft shares slide as cloud forecast, AI spending disappoint
Microsoft on Wednesday forecast disappointing growth in its cloud computing business, sending its shares down 4.5% in after-hours trading as investors worry about big spending, elusive artificial intelligence revenue and competition from cheaper AI models from China.
Microsoft Spending Grows Despite Cloud Growth Missing Estimates - Details
Microsoft reported slower-than-expected growth in its Azure cloud business on Wednesday, January 29, despite beating estimates for overall quarterly revenue, sending its shares down 4 per cent in extended trading,
Microsoft slips as Azure results fall short of expectations
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares fell 3% in late trading on Wednesday after the tech giant reported fiscal second-quarter results that topped Wall Street's expectations, though its Azure cloud unit fell short of forecasts.
Microsoft shares fall as cloud forecast disappoints Wall Street
Microsoft on Wednesday forecast disappointing growth in its Azure cloud computing business, sending its shares down more than 5% as investors worry about big spending, elusive artificial intelligence revenue and growing competition from cheaper AI models from China.
Microsoft’s AI business is booming — Xbox, not so much
Microsoft’s cloud and AI businesses are doing pretty well — and their impact is being felt across the company. In its Q2 2025 ...
Microsoft’s AI revenue run rate reaches $13B annually as tech giant tops earnings expectations
AI revenue run rate reached $13 billion, as the company reported $69.6 billion in revenue for the December quarter, up 12%, ...
Microsoft, Meta Talk Up Their Big AI Ambitions and Spending Plans
The tech giants on Wednesday talked up their AI strategies and said they are sticking with ambitious investments in the ...
Microsoft Continues to Spend Big on A.I. as Profit Grows 10%
The tech giant’s revenue was up 12 percent to $69.6 billion, but investors are showing their nerves after a long boom for ...
Microsoft probing if DeepSeek-linked group improperly obtained OpenAI data
In its own research, DeepSeek said it had “distilled” models from its R1 system based on other open-source systems. Unlike ...
Microsoft’s Cloud Computing Business Hits a Speed Bump
Microsoft reported that its flagship cloud computing business experienced a slowdown in growth amid constraints on data ...
Microsoft just added DeepSeek R1 to Azure AI Foundry and GitHub
Microsoft made DeepSeek's groundbreaking R1 AI model available on the Azure AI Foundry platform as well as GitHub.
Microsoft Cloud Growth Constrained by Shortage of Data Centers
Microsoft Corp. said its cloud-computing business will continue to grow slowly in the current quarter as the company ...
Microsoft rolls out DeepSeek's AI model on Azure platform
Microsoft MSFT.O has made Chinese startup DeepSeek's R1 artificial intelligence model available on its Azure cloud computing ...
Microsoft Windows 11 is getting a feature like iPhone Mirroring
Microsoft is testing a better integration between iPhone and Windows 11 PCs. Here is what the iPhone Mirroring-ish feature ...
Microsoft and Meta AI Splurge Still Not Enough for Nvidia
The tech giants are keeping capital spending plans in line as DeepSeek raises questions about future computing needs.