Microsoft Q2 earnings preview: what to expect?

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) will report strong results for its fiscal second quarter, says Plexo Capital’s Lo Toney. The tech giant is scheduled to reveal its Q2 earnings today, after t...

Microsoft price outlook as analysts predict positive FQ2 earnings

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) will announce second-quarter earnings results this Tuesday, January 25, after the market closes. Bank of America has a positive view for the shares of Microsoft, w...

Microsoft Crosses Below Key Moving Average Level

In trading on Monday, shares of Microsoft crossed below their 200 day moving average of $292.58, changing hands as low as $276.05 per share. Start slideshow: 10 Stocks Crossing Below Their 200 Day Mov...

Apple and Other Large-Cap Tech Stocks Provide No Shelter From the Selloff—Except for One

Text size The Nasdaq Composite has plunged in response to expectations for higher interest rates. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg The tech megacaps that were some of the strongest stocks over the past two yea...

Can Microsoft acquisition cure Activision Blizzard’s toxic workplace?

Besides concerns about antitrust scrutiny and a record $68.7 billion price tag, Microsoft Corp.’s planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. also raises a key question: How will it deal with the ...

Tesla, AT&T, Apple, Microsoft, Visa, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week

Text size Uncredited It will be a packed week of fourth-quarter earnings releases, with more than 100 S&P 500 companies scheduled to report. IBM and  Halliburton are Monday’s highlights, followed ...

Cramer’s Mad Money Recap 1/21: Microsoft, Tesla, Apple

The air has been slowly escaping the stock market balloon for weeks now, Jim Cramer told his Mad Money viewers Friday. And unless you own the stock of a company that makes real things and has real ear...

IBM, Microsoft, Intel, Tesla, Apple, Visa in Focus, Along With The Fed

Investors will focus on Q4 earnings for stocks that are economically sensitive, which should show better profits than technology stocks. Increasing Treasury yields and risk aversion could also hit the...

Crypto Weekly Roundup: Markets In Meltdown, Microsoft Acquires Activision, NFT Integration On Twitter And Meta, Plus More

The crypto space looks to have had a tumultuous week, with the markets crashing the hacking of crypto.com that led to the loss of millions. However, there have also been some promising developments, w...

Animoca Brands doubles valuation to $5B, OpenSea tops $3.5B in Jan volume, Microsoft eyes metaverse gaming: Hodler’s Digest, Jan 16-22

Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, pr...

Microsoft ‘pulled up a megayacht’ for Activision employees

Microsoft (MSFT) shook the tech and gaming industries on Tuesday when it announced its planned purchase of Activision Blizzard (ATVI) for $68.7 billion. The deal, slated to close in 2023, would instan...

Dow Jones Futures: Apple, Tesla, Microsoft, Fed Meeting On Tap As Bears Rule; What To Do Now

Dow Jones futures will open on Sunday evening, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures, heading into a massive week of earnings from Apple to Tesla as well as a key Federal Reserve meeting. ...

4 Key Trends From This Year’s Big Show

Honeywell’s Karen Bomber provides a view into the Future of Retail at Honeywell’s booth at NRF 2022. … [+] Futurum Research The National Retail Federation’s Big Show continued as sch...

Microsoft’s New Metaverse Play, Apple Delays, And Google’s AR Skunkworks

Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare video game and Microsoft’s Xbox One video game … [+] controller arranged in Denver, Colorado, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. Mi...

Why The S&P 500 Is A Useless Benchmark For Actively Traded Funds

One of the most important elements of running or investing in a hedge fund or other actively traded fund is to establish a benchmark. Benchmarks enable fund managers to show how they are doing against...

Microsoft Reveals Activision Purchase for $68.7 Billion as an Approach to the Metaverse – Metaverse Bitcoin News

Microsoft, the software behemoth, announced today it had completed a deal to acquire Activision Blizzard, one of the biggest game developers and publishers in the gaming world. The deal, which involve...

Microsoft Prepares To Build On Metaverse With Activision Acquisition

Microsoft has acquired game publisher Activision Blizzard in a $69 billion all-cash deal, indicating that the software giant is fully committed to becoming a significant player in the metaverse space....

Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard for $68.7B, Enters Metaverse

On Tuesday, January 18, Microsoft announced that it has acquired Activision Blizzard, a game development leader and interactive entertainment content publisher, for $68.7 billion. The acquisition mean...

Microsoft could have just kicked off a Big Tech gold rush, which helps videogame stocks but maybe not gamers

Microsoft Corp.’s agreement to buy Activision Blizzard Inc. would be the largest tech acquisition ever, and the chance it could prompt other Big Tech names to make their own acquisitions sent videogam...

Microsoft Buys Activision for $69 Billion with Eyes on Metaverse Development

Tech giant Microsoft has announced that it has purchased game publisher Activision Blizzard for $69 million. The record-breaking deal gives the company the chance to tap into several video game franch...

Microsoft Frames $69B Activision Blizzard Deal as ‘Metaverse’ Move

In brief Microsoft will acquire Call of Duty, Warcraft publisher Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. With the deal, Microsoft says it will develop “building blocks for the metaverse.” Microsoft sho...

Microsoft Bets on ‘Metaverse’ With $69B Acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Microsoft today announced it is acquiring game publisher Activision Blizzard in a nearly $69 billion all-cash deal. The acquisition is being widely seen as a big bet to keep Microsoft competitive in t...

Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard for Almost $70 Billion » NullTX

The big news of this week is Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Microsoft announced today plans to acquire the gaming company Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. The recent acquisition...

Microsoft Declining Towards Its 200-Day Moving Average, Here’s How Trade The Stock

(Photo by David Ramos) Getty Images Microsoft MSFT set its all-time intraday high of $349.67 on November 22 and it ended last week at $310.20, down 11.3% below the high. The stock broke below its 50-d...

Five Reasons Microsoft Is Making Activision Blizzard Its Biggest Deal Ever

(Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. is buying Activision Blizzard Inc. in a $68.7 billion all-cash acquisition, uniting two of the biggest forces in video games. It’s the software maker’s biggest deal...

Activision Blizzard CEO Kotick Reportedly Leaving Company After Microsoft Deal Closes

Topline Activision Blizzard CEO and near-billionaire Bobby Kotick is expected to leave the company once the $68.7 million deal with Microsoft closes, the Wall Street Journal reports, signaling an end ...

Activision Blizzard stock jumps 36% on Microsoft takeover news

Activision Blizzard (ATVI) shares jumped in pre-market after Microsoft (MSFT) announced it will acquire the video game publisher for $95 per share. The deal, valued at $68.7 billion is Microsoft’...

Microsoft Acquires Activision in Metaverse Push – Buying Enjin Next?

Microsoft is buying video games Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. If approved, the acquisition would bring together two giants of the video gaming world but may also have significant ramification...

Microsoft Buys Activision. What to Know About the Acquisition and Stocks.

Text size Troy Harvey/Bloomberg Activision Blizzard shares were surging following Microsoft ‘s announcement that it would acquire the gaming company in a nearly $70 billion deal. Microsoft (ticker: MS...

Tech Is Falling Again. Why Apple, Tesla, and Other Tech Stocks Are Still Buys.

Text size Apple and other tech stocks have had a rough start to 2022. They could still be good picks. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Tech stocks are getting slammed yet again, for familiar reasons. Inve...

Microsoft Stock Soared ~50% in 2021; How Much Higher Can It Go?

Microsoft (MSFT) had an excellent 2021 and signs are 2022 will be no letdown either. At least, that is the opinion of Wedbush’s Daniel Ives. “We believe large transformational cloud deals at MSF...

Microsoft Promises Public Investigation Into Sexual Harassment Policies

Topline Microsoft has hired a law firm to publicly evaluate the company’s handling of sexual harassment and gender discrimination claims, including allegations of inappropriate behavior by co-founder ...