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,
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Read MoreNvidia Stock At $4.5T: What’s Driving This Rally?
NVIDIA (NVDA)’s share price soared by 73%, in the past nine months, driven by a potent combination of AI-generated demand in data centers and impressive Q3 earnings.
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Read MoreStock Market Today, Jan. 28: Intel Surges After Reports of Nvidia and Apple Foundry Partnerships
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), designs and manufactures microprocessors and related technologies, closed Wednesday at $48.78, up 11.04%. The stock moved higher after reports of prospective Nvidia and Apple foundry deals and insider buying. Investors are watching whether these partnerships can offset earlier concerns about Intel’s 2026 outlook.
Trading volume reached 200 million shares,
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Read MoreTrump taps Kevin Warsh to chair Federal Reserve
President Donald Trump plans to nominate Kevin Warsh to the board of the Federal Reserve as a governor and the next chair of the central bank.
If confirmed by the Senate, Warsh would succeed Jerome Powell, whose tenure as chair ends in May.
Trump announced the nomination in a post on social media Friday morning.
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Read MoreThe Burst
Forget Tesla, This EV Stock Just Got a Billion-Dollar Lifeline
If you’ve spent any time watching the electric vehicle space, chances are you’ve already dug into Tesla. But as Tesla enters its next phase of maturity, investors with an eye for disruption might want to turn their attention to a different name, one that’s flying under the radar but could be setting up for a breakout.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Buffett’s $19 Billion Oil Bet Looks Like a Fortress
It’s the rare oil major that seems built to outlast cycles, keep the dividend flowing, and, as Warren Buffett clearly believes, keep getting stronger.
The yield is about 4.4%, nearly four times what the S&P 500 pays and on paper that looks tempting, but high yields in energy can be a trap. The difference here is Chevron’s payout isn’t balanced on a knife’s edge.
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
When Will Walmart Join The Trillion Dollar Club?
At today’s $673 billion valuation, Walmart’s metrics track remarkably close to Microsoft’s pre-trillion phase, though through a distinctly retail-centric lens.
Where Microsoft achieved its milestone through software margins expanding from 28% to 35% over five years, Walmart charts its course through scale economics and business mix evolution, as evidenced by its operating margin expansion from 4.6% to 4.7% year-over-year.
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