Microsoft stock slips after Copilot Checkout push; MSFT earnings loom
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.
Dow futures stuck in neutral as jobs report and tariff ruling loom
Dow futures held near flat on Friday in premarket trade, with investors sitting tight before U.S. jobs data and a Supreme Court decision on tariffs that could jar markets out of an early-year calm.
Microsoft stock slides on Copilot Checkout launch with PayPal as Wells Fargo trims target
Microsoft shares closed down 1.1% on Thursday at $478.11 on about 18 million shares. PayPal said it is teaming up with Microsoft to support Copilot Checkout inside the company’s Copilot artificial-intelligence assistant, starting on Copilot.com, and aiming to “enable seamless, reliable transactions,” PayPal executive Michelle Gill said.
Microsoft stock edges up after Fiserv expands Copilot rollout, with earnings next in focus
Microsoft Corp shares rose $5.02, or about 1.0%, to $483.47 on Thursday after payments technology firm Fiserv said it will deploy Microsoft 365 Copilot across its workforce and expand its use of Microsoft Foundry, an Azure-powered platform for building and running AI applications. “We’re transforming how Fiserv delivers the next generation of innovation for our clients,” Guy Chiarello, Fiserv’s vice chairman, said. Fiserv, Inc.
Microsoft stock closes higher as Musk-OpenAI trial risk lands, with MSFT earnings in focus
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
Wall Street jolted by Trump buyback, home-buying moves; S&P 500 slips, Nasdaq steadied by AI
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.
Microsoft stock rises as the AI trade returns — and a Midwest grid deal adds a fresh angle
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
Microsoft stock price forecast: MSFT climbs as AI trade returns — payrolls and earnings in focus
Microsoft 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.
ServiceNow stock rises after Arete upgrade; Microsoft veteran Nowbar joins leadership
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.
CoreWeave stock falls as Truist starts CRWV at Hold; Nvidia Rubin plan sharpens focus on AI capex
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.
Microsoft stock flat after Osmos buy as investors eye Fabric push and key U.S. data
Microsoft shares were down 4 cents at $472.85 in early trading on Tuesday.
CoreWeave stock (CRWV) slips after hours as Nvidia Rubin rollout plan lands
CoreWeave 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 The Futurum Group. CoreWeave
IREN Limited stock jumps 13% as bitcoin rallies — here’s what to watch next
IREN Limited shares climbed about 13% on Monday and were last trading around $48.24 in late U.S. dealings, outpacing most crypto-linked peers.
Microsoft stock: MSFT steadies after Osmos deal to boost Fabric’s agentic AI data tools
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
Microsoft stock slides as AI-inflation worries resurface; what MSFT investors watch next
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.
Microsoft stock slips premarket as MSFT heads into jobs data and Jan. 28 earnings
Microsoft shares fell about 2.2% in premarket trading on Monday to $472.94, while the Invesco QQQ Trust — 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.
Microsoft stock drops 2% to start 2026 — what could move MSFT next week
Microsoft Corp shares slipped on Friday, falling 2.21% to close at $472.94 after trading between $470.19 and $487.15.
Nvidia stock starts 2026 higher — CES keynote and jobs report set next test for AI shares
Nvidia shares closed up 1.2% on Friday at $188.85, helping chipmakers lead Wall Street’s first trading day of 2026. The next read on the AI trade comes when U.S. markets reopen on Monday. Reuters
Microsoft stock slid Friday — here’s what could move MSFT next week
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
Apple stock today: AAPL slips on Raymond James caution as Wall Street weighs rates and earnings
Apple Inc shares slipped about 0.3% to $271.01 on Friday after Raymond James restarted coverage with a neutral view on valuation. U.S. markets are closed on Sunday, leaving Apple last seen trading between $269.12 and $277.69 on roughly 37.8 million shares.
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