Microsoft stock has a new AI-commerce catalyst as Copilot Checkout rolls out with PayPal

Microsoft Corp. shares fell about 1.1% to $478.11 in early New York trading on Friday, after dipping to $475.01, as investors weighed fresh U.S. labor data and stayed cautious on megacap tech. The S&P 500 proxy SPY was little changed, while QQQ, which tracks the Nasdaq 100, slipped about 0.6%.

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 in the case after it asked the court to dismiss the claims. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said there was “plenty of evidence” OpenAI leaders had assured Musk its nonprofit structure would be maintained. Microsoft stock rose 1.0% to close at $483.47, after trading between $476.22 and $489.68, valuing the company at about $3.85 trillion. Reuters

Microsoft Corp shares fell 0.8% to $483.62 in the final trading session of 2025 on Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal