Microsoft stock slips after Copilot Checkout push; MSFT earnings loom
NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 18:11 EST — After-hours Microsoft Corp shares fell 1.1% in after-hours trading on Thursday to $478.11, after swinging between $475.87 and $482.98 in the regular session. The dip keeps Microsoft (MSFT) tied to a familiar trade: investors are still willing to pay for growth, but they want cleaner proof that spending on artificial intelligence can turn into revenue and cash, not just new features. That test is getting louder as Big Tech rolls out more “agentic” tools — software that can take steps for a user, not only answer questions — and as the bill