NASDAQ:MSFT 31 December 2025

Big Tech stocks end first session of 2026 mixed as Tesla slides on deliveries, chips rebound

Big Tech stocks started 2026 on a split note on Friday, with Tesla’s drop after its delivery report offsetting strength in chipmakers led by Nvidia. Reuters

3 January 2026

NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:AMZN·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:NVDA·NASDAQ:TSLA·Stock Market·Tesla

Wall Street kicks off 2026 higher as chipmakers rally, Tesla slides on deliveries

The Dow rose 319.10 points, or 0.66%, to 48,382.39 on Friday and the S&P 500 added 0.19% to 6,858.47, while the Nasdaq slipped 0.03% to 23,235.63, as Wall Street opened 2026 with gains in chipmakers and industrials. Joe Mazzola, head of trading and derivatives strategy at Charles Schwab, said investors have adopted a “buy the dip, sell the rip” mentality. Reuters

3 January 2026

Electric Vehicles·HKG:1211.HK·NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:AMZN·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:TSLA·NYSE:BA·NYSE:CAT·Stock Market·Technology

Meta stock slips to start 2026 as rates rise; traders eye earnings timing

Meta Platforms shares fell about 1.4% on Friday to close at $650.41, ending the first trading day of 2026 on the back foot. The stock traded between $643.58 and $666.10, with about 13.7 million shares changing hands.

3 January 2026

Earnings Reports·Interest Rates·NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:MSFT·Stock Market

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

Microsoft 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 U.S. markets are closed on Saturday. Terra

3 January 2026

Cloud Computing·Microsoft·NASDAQ:MSFT·Stock Market

Amazon stock drops nearly 2% to $226 as 2026 opens — what investors are watching next

Amazon.com shares ended Friday down 1.9% at $226.50, slipping on the first trading day of 2026 even as the broader market steadied. The stock traded between $224.71 and $235.39, with about 51.5 million shares changing hands.

3 January 2026

Amazon·NASDAQ:AMZN·NASDAQ:MSFT·NYSE:TGT·NYSE:WMT·Stock Market

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

Microsoft 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

Microsoft·NASDAQ:MSFT·Stock Market

Dow Jones today: Caterpillar, Boeing lift blue chips as investors eye jobs report and Fed path

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 78.93 points, or 0.16%, at 48,142.22 in early afternoon trading on Friday, after swinging between 47,853.04 and 48,275.63. Investing

2 January 2026

Federal Reserve·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:TSLA·NYSE:BA·NYSE:CAT·NYSE:CRM·Stock Market

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

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, with Microsoft trading at about 37 times earnings compared with Alphabet at roughly 24 times.

2 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Microsoft·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:MSFT

AI stocks rally today as Nvidia seeks more H200 chips; AMD and Micron lead early gains

Nvidia shares rose 2.9% to $191.93 on Friday after Reuters reported the AI chipmaker had approached Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co about ramping up production of its H200 graphics processing units, chips used to train and run AI models. Sources told Reuters Chinese technology companies have ordered more than 2 million H200 chips for delivery in 2026, far above Nvidia's current inventory of about 700,000 units. The report said TSMC was expected to start work on expanded output in the second quarter, but Chinese authorities have yet to greenlight any H200 shipments. Reuters

2 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·KRX:000660·KRX:005930·NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:AVGO·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:NVDA·NVIDIA·NYSE:TSM·Stock Market

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

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.

2 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Microsoft·NASDAQ:MSFT·Stock Market

Amazon stock today: AMZN slips as 2026 kicks off, with AI spending and Fed bets in focus

Amazon.com, Inc. shares fell 0.7% to $230.82 in early trading on Friday.

2 January 2026

Federal Reserve·NASDAQ:AMZN·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:BAM·Stock Market

Microsoft stock forecast 2026: Wall Street sees 30% upside as AI spending payoff comes into focus

Wall Street analysts are starting 2026 bullish on Microsoft, with TipRanks showing a “Strong Buy” consensus and an average price target of $631.36 for the shares. The target implies 30.6% upside, TipRanks data show. TipRanks

2 January 2026

Microsoft·NASDAQ:MSFT·Stock Market

Amazon stock slips today in premarket as Brookfield cloud push keeps AI spending under scrutiny

Amazon.com shares slipped 0.7% in premarket trading on Friday, the first U.S. trading day of 2026 after markets were shut for the New Year holiday. The stock was at $230.82, versus its last close of $232.51.

2 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Cloud Computing·NASDAQ:AMZN·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:ORCL·NYSE:BN·Stock Market

Microsoft stock forecast for 2026: Wedbush puts $625 target on MSFT as “inflection year” looms

Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives has put Microsoft at the top of his 2026 artificial intelligence stock list and set a $625 price target after the company’s shares rose about 16% in 2025. “FY26 for Microsoft remains the true inflection year of AI growth,” Ives wrote in a client note, referring to the company’s fiscal 2026 year. Business Insider

1 January 2026

Financial Forecasts·Microsoft·NASDAQ:MSFT·Stock Market·Technology

Tech stocks stumble into 2026 as Nasdaq ends 2025 lower; Fed cuts and chip policy in focus

U.S. technology stocks closed out 2025 with a late dip, pulling the Nasdaq lower in year-end trade, as Wall Street remained shut on Thursday for the New Year’s Day holiday.

1 January 2026

Federal Reserve·NASDAQ:MSFT·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Cloud computing stocks today: Microsoft, Oracle slip as Wall Street shuts for New Year’s Day

U.S.-listed cloud computing stocks ended 2025 on a softer note, with big cloud names and cloud-focused funds slipping in the last session before Wall Street shut for the New Year’s Day holiday. Nasdaq

1 January 2026

Cloud Computing·NASDAQ:AMZN·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:NET·NASDAQ:ORCL·NYSE:SNOW·Stock Market

S&P 500 slips on 2025 finale, still logs 16% annual gain — what Wall Street watches before Jan. 2 reopen

U.S. stock markets were closed on Thursday for New Year’s Day after Wall Street finished 2025 with a late slide but strong yearly gains. The S&P 500 ended Wednesday down 0.74% at 6,845.50, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.76% and the Dow slipped 0.63%. Reuters

1 January 2026

NASDAQ:MSFT·NYSE:EQT·Stock Market

Microsoft stock today: MSFT ends 2025 lower as traders shift focus to AI and January earnings

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

1 January 2026

Earnings Reports·Microsoft·NASDAQ:MSFT·Stock Market

Nasdaq ends 2025 on a down note; markets closed today as jobs report, CPI loom

U.S. stock markets are closed on Thursday for New Year’s Day after the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.8% in the final session of 2025, ending at 23,241.99. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% to 6,845.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.6% to 48,063.29. AP News+1

1 January 2026

Nasdaq·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:VNDA·NYSE:EQT·Stock Market

AI stocks today: Nvidia, Meta dip after hours as China H200 chip rush and dealmaking hit the tape

Nvidia has approached Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co about ramping production of its H200 graphics processing units — chips used to train AI systems — after Chinese tech companies placed orders for more than 2 million units for 2026, far above the roughly 700,000 Nvidia has in stock, sources told Reuters. Beijing has yet to clear imports and the Trump administration only recently allowed H200 exports to China subject to a 25% fee, the people said. Reuters

31 December 2025

NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:AMZN·NASDAQ:AVGO·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:MRVL·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:TSM·Stock Market·Technology

NASDAQ:MSFT 31 December 2025 - 3 January 2026

Big Tech stocks end first session of 2026 mixed as Tesla slides on deliveries, chips rebound

Wall Street kicks off 2026 higher as chipmakers rally, Tesla slides on deliveries

Meta stock slips to start 2026 as rates rise; traders eye earnings timing

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

Amazon stock drops nearly 2% to $226 as 2026 opens — what investors are watching next

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

Dow Jones today: Caterpillar, Boeing lift blue chips as investors eye jobs report and Fed path

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

AI stocks rally today as Nvidia seeks more H200 chips; AMD and Micron lead early gains

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

Amazon stock today: AMZN slips as 2026 kicks off, with AI spending and Fed bets in focus

Microsoft stock forecast 2026: Wall Street sees 30% upside as AI spending payoff comes into focus

Amazon stock slips today in premarket as Brookfield cloud push keeps AI spending under scrutiny

Microsoft stock forecast for 2026: Wedbush puts $625 target on MSFT as “inflection year” looms

Tech stocks stumble into 2026 as Nasdaq ends 2025 lower; Fed cuts and chip policy in focus

Cloud computing stocks today: Microsoft, Oracle slip as Wall Street shuts for New Year’s Day

S&P 500 slips on 2025 finale, still logs 16% annual gain — what Wall Street watches before Jan. 2 reopen

Microsoft stock today: MSFT ends 2025 lower as traders shift focus to AI and January earnings

Nasdaq ends 2025 on a down note; markets closed today as jobs report, CPI loom

AI stocks today: Nvidia, Meta dip after hours as China H200 chip rush and dealmaking hit the tape

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