December 12, 2022
“…U.S. tech giant Microsoft on Monday announced a 10-year partnership with the London Stock Exchange Group and took a near 4% stake in the U.K. bourse operator. The partnership involves next-generation data and analytics, as well as cloud computing products, according to a statement… Continue Reading…
December 8, 2022
“The Pentagon said Wednesday that Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle received a cloud-computing contract that can reach as high as $9 billion total through 2028. The outcome of the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability, or JWCC, effort is in line with the U.S. Defense Department’s effort to rely on… Continue Reading…
January 19, 2022
“On Tuesday, Microsoft said it’s buying video game publisher Activision Blizzard for almost $69 billion, a price that would narrowly eclipse the richest U.S. tech deal in history. In 2016, Dell purchased EMC for $67 billion. The JDS-SDL deal comes next, followed by IBM’s $34 billion… Continue Reading…
January 19, 2022
“Sony shares fell more than 12% in Tokyo on Wednesday after Microsoft announced plans to buy Activision. Investors likely fear rising competition to Sony’s PlayStation division as well as the potential for Microsoft to pull some popular games from the Japanese entertainment giant’s platforms.… Continue Reading…
September 22, 2021
“EDITOR NOTE: In a move inspired by the TV show ‘Shark Tank,’ the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) is teaming up with Microsoft and Truist to offer a new investment fund that will help divert funds to minority-owned banks in… Continue Reading…
September 21, 2020
“Microsoft announced Monday that it will buy ZeniMax Media, the company that owns well-known video game publisher Bethesda, for $7.5 billion in cash. It’s one of the most notable video game acquisitions in Microsoft’s history. The company bought Mojang, the studio behind Minecraft, for… Continue Reading…
August 5, 2020
“Microsoft plans to finish its acquisition talks with TikTok within the next three weeks, ahead of the Sept. 15 deadline, CNBC’s David Faber reported Wednesday. The deal could be worth up to $30 billion. If the deal goes through, Microsoft has already… Continue Reading…
May 25, 2020
“Dow Jones futures rose solidly Monday morning, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures, with U.S. markets closed for Memorial Day. The coronavirus stock market rally powered ahead last week, with the Nasdaq composite nearing all-time highs. Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL), Tesla (TSLA)… Continue Reading…
February 6, 2020
“We are here to say that yes, there is life outside of investing in Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Facebook. Unfortunately, most investors don’t agree — and it could end badly for them at some point. Those five powerful tech… Continue Reading…
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