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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) shares traded higher by 3% on Friday morning after the company reported a fiscal fourth-quarter earnings beat led by strength in its cloud computing business. Microsoft exceeded consensus analyst expectations for fourth-quarter earnings and revenue and also...

Who will be the military’s Jedi master? That’s not a metaphor: The U.S. Court of Federal Claims heard a case Wednesday that will play a part in determining which of the country’s largest cloud computing companies will get to build the future of military data handling; the Pentagon...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), its stock and its Azure cloud platform have done an excellent job of keeping pace with Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) in the past three years. Amazon shares are up 173.7% in that stretch, while Microsoft shares are up 175.7%. Investors should understand that...

The bull case for Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is based on the belief that its cloud platform Azure remains in the "early days of playing out," according to Wedbush. The Analyst Daniel Ives maintained an Outperform rating on Microsoft with an unchanged $155 price target...

Wall Street analysts gushed over yet another strong quarter from Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) as investors pumped the computing giant’s stock even higher. Reactions on the Street ranged from astonishment over what one analyst called a “no blemishes” quarter to those no...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) reported a strong third-quarter earnings beat Wednesday on the back of continuing strength in its cloud computing business, coming in at $1.14 per share to top analysts’ estimates by 14 cents. The company also reported quarterly sales of $30.6 billion,...

Analysts appreciated the solid earnings and outlook from Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) and remain bullish on the computing giant, saying it should reach the trillion dollar market cap threshold in 2019. Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives maintained an Outperform rating with a $140 price target on...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) briefly passsed Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) as the world’s most valuable company Monday.  Apple has been on a staggering trajectory in the decade since the iPhone was released, and in the process made Microsoft look like a technology...

Following Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD)’s announcement surrounding the availability on both Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)’s Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT)’s Azure, the company’s instance count is expected to accelerate, according...

Tech giant IBM (NYSE: IBM) reached an agreement to acquire open source cloud software provider Red Hat Inc (NYSE: RHT) for $190 per share in cash, representing a premium of more than 60 percent compared to Red Hat's Friday closing price of $116.68. Once the deal is complete, Red Hat will be...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) reported first-quarter results Wednesday afternoon that included an EPS beat; here's how some of the Street analysts covering the tech giant reacted. The Analysts Wells Fargo's Philip Winslow maintains an Outperform rating on Microsoft's...

The small but growing club of American companies valued at $1 trillion or more could soon welcome Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), according to Wedbush. The Analyst Analyst Daniel Ives initiated coverage of Microsoft with an Outperform rating and $140 price target. The Thesis Microsoft...

At a time when the broader market is showing extreme volatility, investors may want to consider buying Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) as it offers "better defensive positioning." The Analyst Macquarie Research's Sarah Hindlian's upgraded Microsoft from Neutral to Overweight...

Earnings season is underway and a list of companies who reported "really terrible" results can be tabulated, according to CNBC's Jim Cramer. But at the same time, a longer list of "clear winners" is evident to the cable TV host. What Happened A handful of companies, perhaps...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) presented new technologies at its annual Microsoft Build 2018 conference Monday.  The technologies are for developers who are interested in artificial intelligence and want to develop on the Microsoft Azure, 365 or other platforms.  The company...