Microsoft News 2 January 2026

Microsoft stock closes higher as Musk-OpenAI trial risk lands, with MSFT earnings in focus

New York, January 7, 2026, 21:19 (EST) — Market closed A U.S. judge cleared Elon Musk’s lawsuit challenging OpenAI’s push toward a for-profit structure for a jury trial in March, keeping Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) in the case after it asked

8 January 2026

Earnings Reports·Legal News·Microsoft·Stock Market·Tech Industry

Microsoft stock price forecast: MSFT climbs as AI trade returns — payrolls and earnings in focus

NEW YORK, January 7, 2026, 15:29 (EST) — Regular session Microsoft (MSFT) shares rose 1.2% to $484.34 in afternoon trading on Wednesday, keeping pace with a renewed bid for big-cap tech. The stock ended Tuesday at $478.51. The move comes

7 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Earnings Reports·Investment Analysis·Microsoft·Stock Market

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

6 January 2026

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Microsoft stock: MSFT steadies after Osmos deal to boost Fabric’s agentic AI data tools

New York, January 5, 2026, 16:46 EST — After-hours Microsoft said on Monday it will acquire Osmos, an “agentic AI” data engineering platform, adding automation features to its Microsoft Fabric analytics product. Microsoft shares ended down 0.02% at $472.85 and

5 January 2026

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Microsoft stock slides as AI-inflation worries resurface; what MSFT investors watch next

New York, Jan 5, 2026, 09:36 EST — Regular session Microsoft Corp shares fell 2.2% to $472.94 in early trading on Monday, extending a shaky start to 2026 for the software heavyweight. The stock trades at about 37 times earnings,

5 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Investing·Microsoft·Stock Market·Technology

Microsoft stock slips premarket as MSFT heads into jobs data and Jan. 28 earnings

New York, January 5, 2026, 05:54 EST — Premarket Microsoft (MSFT) shares fell about 2.2% in premarket trading on Monday to $472.94, while the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) — a widely used proxy for the Nasdaq 100 — slipped 0.2%.

5 January 2026

Earnings Reports·Microsoft·Stock Market

Microsoft stock drops 2% to start 2026 — what could move MSFT next week

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 16:16 ET — Market closed Microsoft Corp shares slipped on Friday, falling 2.21% to close at $472.94 after trading between $470.19 and $487.15. The drop matters because Microsoft is one of the biggest weights in

4 January 2026

Financial News·Investing·Market Analysis·Microsoft·Stock Market

Microsoft stock slid Friday — here’s what could move MSFT next week

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 09:28 ET — Market closed Microsoft Corp shares closed down 2.21% at $472.94 on Friday, the last trading day before U.S. markets shut for the weekend. Investing The decline matters as Wall Street enters 2026

4 January 2026

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Microsoft stock slides on Brazil antitrust probe into cloud licensing — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 09:33 ET — Market closed Microsoft (MSFT.O) shares ended down 2.21% on Friday after Brazil’s antitrust watchdog opened a probe into the company’s corporate software and cloud computing practices. The stock finished at $472.94, and

3 January 2026

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Microsoft stock drops more than 2% to start 2026 as investors trim megacap tech exposure (MSFT)

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 16:08 ET — After-hours Microsoft (MSFT.O) shares fell about 2.4% on Friday to $472.24, after trading as high as $487.15 and as low as $470.19. Volume was about 19.6 million shares in a holiday-thinned session.

2 January 2026

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Microsoft stock vs Alphabet stock: Why 2026 is the real AI monetization test

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 10:49 ET Microsoft shares were down about 1.6% at $475.69 in late-morning trade on Friday, while Alphabet rose about 0.7% to $315.20. Microsoft’s market value stood near $3.85 trillion versus roughly $2.94 trillion for Alphabet,

2 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Future Trends·Microsoft

Microsoft stock slips early as big tech softens; Wedbush flags FY26 as AI “inflection year”

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 09:37 ET — Regular session Microsoft shares fell 0.8% to $483.62 on Friday, extending a softer tone across megacap technology stocks as the first U.S. session of 2026 got underway. The move matters because Microsoft

2 January 2026

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