Amy Hood

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) reported its second-quarter financial results after Wednesday's closing bell. Here's a look at the key figures from the quarter.  The Details: Microsoft reported quarterly GAAP earnings of $3.23 per share, beating the $3.11 consensus estimate. Quarterly revenue clocked...

Despite global market turbulence and growing fears of a U.S. economic slowdown, major tech companies are ramping up their investments in data centers to support the booming artificial intelligence (AI) sector. Tech Giants Double Down On AI Infrastructure Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT), Meta...

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares fell late Tuesday after the software giant’s cloud revenue missed forecasts and forward guidance came in shy of estimates of some analysts. Market watchers and analysts apparently weren’t overly concerned by what was perceived as sore spot by...

While the cloud business has been critical to tech titans Amazon, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Alphabet, Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG), not all saw the same levels of success in the last quarter. This is evident from the sharp pullback in the shares of Google parent...

The second-quarter results of the cloud industry’s major players – Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Alphabet Inc‘s Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) – have unveiled significant shifts in the industry dynamics....

Amazon, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) shares pulled back in premarket trading on Wednesday despite a lack of any announcement from the company. Amazon investors were bidding down the stock after Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) hinted at higher spending related to AI, said CNBC Mad Money...

Microsoft’s CFO, Amy Hood, cautioned employees against creating products without considering their potential appeal to customers, using the metaphor of building a “gold toilet,” CNBC reports. Context of the Comment During a 2018 meeting, Hood advised against building products...

Jim Cramer has long said to wait to hear from management on conference calls before buying names where guidance is held back. That advice could have saved Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) investors a good chunk of change following Tuesday's quarterly results. What Happened: Microsoft...

Several cloud-related stocks are moving higher in Tuesday's after-hours session after Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) shares jumped on the company's quarterly results. Microsoft's cloud revenues appear to be driving the action. Some of the stocks making the biggest moves in the wake of...

Technology giant Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) reported second-quarter financial results after the market close Tuesday. Here are the key highlights. What Happened: Microsoft reported second-quarter revenue of $52.7 billion, missing a Street estimate of $52.97 billion, according to data from...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) shares are sliding Wednesday after the pair of big tech firms turned in disappointing quarterly results. Jim Cramer attributed the majority of the companies underperformance to overstaffing issues Wednesday on CNBC's...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood said the tech giant was hammered in its last quarter by a strong dollar and production shutdowns in China linked to COVID-19 restrictions. What Happened: Hood said that the dollar strengthened throughout...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) reported first-quarter earnings after hours Tuesday. Here are the key highlights for investors to know. What Happened: Microsoft reported first-quarter revenue of $45.3 billion, up 22% year-over-year. The total came in ahead of Street consensus estimates of $44...

A leading technology company is pushing into financial services to grow its cloud business. Could this provide upside to the stock?  What Happened: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is releasing its Microsoft Cloud for financial services on Nov. 1. “We are releasing new capabilities...

Technology giant Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) reported earnings after the market close on Tuesday. Here are the key things to know from the report. What Happened: Fourth quarter revenue was $46.2 billion, up 21% year-over-year and ahead of the Street consensus of $44.1 billion. ...