Microsoft shares fell as much as 3% in extended trading on Tuesday after the software and hardware company issued fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and reported a revenue decline for sales of Windows licenses to device makers. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: $2.17 per share, adjusted, vs. $1.92 per share as expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv. Revenue: $46.15 […] Read more
Last month, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella teased “one of the most significant updates of Windows of the past decade,” and on Thursday the company is planning to present it to the public. Refreshing the 35-year-old operating system can result in additional revenue growth for the world’s second-most valuable public company, behind only Apple. Over time, the new Windows will likely be widely […] Read more
Walmart and Microsoft might seem like an unlikely partnership to acquire TikTok’s U.S. assets, but until very recently the retailer had other plans. Before teaming up with Microsoft in recent days, Walmart was part of a consortium put together by SoftBank Chief Operating Officer Marcelo Claure, which also included Google parent company Alphabet, according to people familiar with the matter. SoftBank’s Claure […] Read more
