Microsoft stock flat after Osmos buy as investors eye Fabric push and key U.S. data
New York, January 6, 2026, 09:36 EST — Regular session Microsoft shares were down 4 cents at $472.85 in early trading on Tuesday. The stock move followed Microsoft’s purchase of Seattle-based startup Osmos, a deal aimed at automating parts of data engineering inside Microsoft Fabric, its data and analytics platform. Terms were not disclosed, GeekWire reported. GeekWire The timing matters for investors because large-cap growth stocks have traded closely to shifts in interest-rate expectations, and traders are scanning incoming U.S. data for clues on the Federal Reserve’s next steps. Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said on Tuesday the central bank