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NASDAQ:MSFT News 4 January 2026 - 8 January 2026

Wall Street jolted by Trump buyback, home-buying moves; S&P 500 slips, Nasdaq steadied by AI

Wall Street jolted by Trump buyback, home-buying moves; S&P 500 slips, Nasdaq steadied by AI

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 21:13 (EST) U.S. stocks slipped on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Dow closing lower after touching record highs earlier in the session as President Donald Trump’s policy shots hit defense and housing-related shares. The Nasdaq ended slightly higher as investors returned to AI, or artificial intelligence, heavyweights including Nvidia and Alphabet. The S&P 500 fell 0.34% to 6,920.93, the Nasdaq rose 0.16% to 23,584.28 and the Dow dropped 0.94% to 48,996.08. (Reuters) The retreat comes with earnings season weeks away and valuations already stretched. The S&P 500 is trading about 22 times expected earnings
8 January 2026
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Microsoft stock rises as the AI trade returns — and a Midwest grid deal adds a fresh angle

Microsoft stock rises as the AI trade returns — and a Midwest grid deal adds a fresh angle

NEW YORK, January 7, 2026, 16:02 EST — After-hours Microsoft Corp shares rose 1.0% to $483.51 in late trading on Wednesday, after touching a session high of $489.68, as money flowed back into AI-linked megacaps. The S&P 500 ended up 0.03% at 6,946.92 and the Nasdaq climbed 0.48%, with Nvidia and Alphabet among the leaders. Reuters The move matters because Microsoft stock has become a proxy for the “AI trade” — bets on companies expected to profit from the surge in spending on chips, cloud computing and software. Traders have been quick to fade and chase that theme, especially when
7 January 2026
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Microsoft stock price forecast: MSFT climbs as AI trade returns — payrolls and earnings in focus

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 as investors rotate back into stocks tied to artificial intelligence, after recent hand-wringing over stretched valuations. The Nasdaq was up 0.48% and the S&P 500 was up 0.03%, with Microsoft among the AI-linked names leading gains. “Investors have come into 2026 with a similar playbook to last year: Buy tech and forget about it,” Jake Dollarhide, chief executive of Longbow
7 January 2026
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ServiceNow stock rises after Arete upgrade; Microsoft veteran Nowbar joins leadership

ServiceNow stock rises after Arete upgrade; Microsoft veteran Nowbar joins leadership

New York, January 6, 2026, 15:21 EST — Regular session ServiceNow shares rose on Tuesday after Arete upgraded the enterprise workflow software maker to “buy” from “neutral” and set a $200 price target, its estimate of where the stock could trade over the next year. ServiceNow stock was up 1.3% at $149.51 in afternoon trading. The upgrade lands as investors reassess software valuations early in 2026, after a year when many security and infrastructure names lagged the broader market. Piper Sandler analyst Rob Owens said he was “cautiously optimistic” on the group this year, but argued broad monetization of generative
6 January 2026
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CoreWeave stock falls as Truist starts CRWV at Hold; Nvidia Rubin plan sharpens focus on AI capex

CoreWeave stock falls as Truist starts CRWV at Hold; Nvidia Rubin plan sharpens focus on AI capex

New York, January 6, 2026, 12:24 ET — Regular session CoreWeave shares fell 3.5% to $74.15 in midday trading on Tuesday after Truist Securities initiated coverage of the AI cloud infrastructure provider at “Hold” with an $84 price target, citing the company’s leverage and heavy capital spending needs. The company counts OpenAI, Microsoft, Meta and Google among customers, according to Truist. The new coverage lands as investors reassess spending tied to the next wave of AI hardware. Nvidia on Tuesday unveiled its Rubin platform and said Rubin-based products are expected from partners in the second half of 2026, with a
6 January 2026
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Microsoft stock flat after Osmos buy as investors eye Fabric push and key U.S. data

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
6 January 2026
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CoreWeave stock (CRWV) slips after hours as Nvidia Rubin rollout plan lands

CoreWeave stock (CRWV) slips after hours as Nvidia Rubin rollout plan lands

New York, January 5, 2026, 19:14 (EST) — After-hours CoreWeave (CRWV) shares fell 3.1% to $76.86 in after-hours trading on Monday, after a volatile session that saw the stock trade between $76.35 and $84.44 on volume of about 27 million shares. The AI cloud provider said it will add Nvidia’s Rubin platform to its cloud and expects to be among the first to deploy it in the second half of 2026. “Workloads like drug discovery, climate modeling, and advanced robotics demand both cutting-edge compute and the ability to run it reliably at scale,” said Dan O’Brien, president and COO of
6 January 2026
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IREN Limited stock jumps 13% as bitcoin rallies — here’s what to watch next

IREN Limited stock jumps 13% as bitcoin rallies — here’s what to watch next

New York, Jan 5, 2026, 18:38 EST — After-hours IREN Limited (IREN.O) shares climbed about 13% on Monday and were last trading around $48.24 in late U.S. dealings, outpacing most crypto-linked peers. The move matters because IREN has become a high-beta proxy for two volatile themes at once: bitcoin mining and the buildout of artificial-intelligence data centers. When bitcoin jumps and enthusiasm returns to AI infrastructure, the stock tends to react sharply. The rally also comes as investors scrutinize which miners can fund expansion without diluting shareholders, and which AI “power-to-compute” operators can secure chips and grid capacity fast enough
6 January 2026
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Microsoft stock: MSFT steadies after Osmos deal to boost Fabric’s agentic AI data tools

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 were little changed in after-hours trading. The Official Microsoft Blog The move matters now because enterprises are trying to turn large pools of data into something usable for analytics and artificial intelligence, and data preparation is often the slowest step. Microsoft is betting that more automation inside Fabric can help keep customers on its stack as they build AI workloads.
5 January 2026
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Microsoft stock slides as AI-inflation worries resurface; what MSFT investors watch next

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, leaving little room for disappointment if rate expectations shift again. The drop put Microsoft among early drags in big tech as investors re-tested the “AI trade” that powered much of last year’s gains. The concern now is less about demand and more about the price tag. A Reuters report on Monday flagged a growing worry among money managers: the AI
5 January 2026
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Microsoft stock slips premarket as MSFT heads into jobs data and Jan. 28 earnings

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%. The move values Microsoft at roughly $3.85 trillion, with the stock trading at about 37 times trailing earnings, a valuation that can amplify swings when interest-rate expectations shift. The pullback comes as markets head into a data-heavy week that investors see as critical for the outlook on U.S. interest rates. “The market is looking for direction,” said Matthew Maley, chief
5 January 2026
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Microsoft stock drops 2% to start 2026 — what could move MSFT next week

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 U.S. equity indexes and a bellwether for the “AI trade,” shorthand for bets that artificial intelligence will drive a new leg of growth. That makes the stock particularly sensitive to shifts in interest-rate expectations. Higher rates tend to pressure richly valued growth names because they reduce the present value of profits expected further out. Friday’s tape underscored the split. The
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Ashtead share price in focus as buyback rolls on and NYSE switch clocks closer

Ashtead share price in focus as buyback rolls on and NYSE switch clocks closer

7 February 2026
Ashtead shares closed Friday at 4,936p, up 1.09%, after the company bought 88,872 shares under its repurchase program. The group is set to shift its primary listing to New York on March 2, pending court approval, and will be removed from the FTSE UK index the same day. Ashtead paid a half-year dividend of 37.5 U.S. cents per share on Friday.
Beazley share price: big funds reshuffle stakes as Zurich bid deadline nears

Beazley share price: big funds reshuffle stakes as Zurich bid deadline nears

7 February 2026
Beazley shares closed flat at 1,236 pence Friday as BlackRock disclosed a 6.55% stake and Vanguard reported 5.02%. Wellington Management cut its holding below 5%. The disclosures follow Zurich Insurance’s possible takeover offer of up to 1,335 pence per share, with a Feb. 16 deadline for a firm bid.
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