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Why Sony investors shouldn't freak out over Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal - USA TODAY

  1. Why Sony investors shouldn't freak out over Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal  USA TODAY
  2. Here's everything that's happened since Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard  PC Gamer
  3. Merger Arbitrage Mondays - Activision Blizzard Tra…

    msft - USA Today
    5:01am PST - January 25th, 2022

Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard - The Wall Street Journal

  1. Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard  The Wall Street Journal
  2. Microsoft to buy Activision in $68.7 billion all-cash deal  CNBC
  3. Xbox To Buy Activision Blizzard - IGN  IGN
  4. Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 …

    msft - The Wall Street Journal
    5:39am PST - January 18th, 2022

What is the Internet of Things? What IoT means and how it works

What in the world is the Internet of Things? IoT is a growing mega trend that will influence everything from businesses to our daily personal lives.

msft - Business Insider
9:50am PST - January 11th, 2022

Google Had Secret Project to ‘Convince’ Employees ‘That Unions Suck’

New court documents reveal how Google ran its anti-union campaign, 'Project Vivian,' between late 2018 and early 2020.

msft - Vice News
6:59am PST - January 10th, 2022

MICROSOFT Strong Growth...

MICROSOFT Strong Growth... (First column, 13th story, link) Related stories:GOOGLE Smashes Sales Records, Riding Online Spending Surge... SNEAKY: APPLE's 'Privacy' Changes Poised to Boost Own Ad Products... TWITTER account goes silent …

msft - The Wall Street Journal
2:49pm PDT - April 27th, 2021

Next week's earnings could boost tech stocks once again

Investors are getting ready to reposition their portfolios for the post-pandemic world. That means moving money out of big tech, which did amazingly well in the work-from-home economy, and into more cyclical sectors, like manufacturing.

msft - CNN
12:04pm PDT - April 24th, 2021

HSBC's CEO is swapping his office for a hot desk

HSBC is scrapping the executive floor at its Canary Wharf headquarters in London, as one of the world's biggest banks slashes office space and moves towards new ways of working following the pandemic.

msft - CNN
3:36am PDT - April 19th, 2021

Leaked internal Microsoft poll results show how 132,000 employees really feel about working there (MSFT)

Summary List PlacementMicrosoft employees in an internal companywide poll gave overwhelmingly positive responses to questions about inclusion and so-called "work group health" — a broad topic that includes work-life balance, career development, and similar ma…

msft - Business Insider
12:35pm PDT - April 14th, 2021

Fact Check-Pfizer has not announced a ‘vaccine upgrade’ that includes a processing chip from Microsoft - Reuters

An article that says Pfizer has revealed an upgraded COVID-19 vaccine containing a Microsoft chip is not true – and was intended by its original writers to be humorous.

msft - Reuters
9:35am PDT - April 14th, 2021

Goldman Sachs names 40 stocks to buy before they surge to meet its higher price targets – including 5 with more than 50% upside

Summary List PlacementMarkets saw a strong start to the second quarter. The S&P 500 rose to a record high on April 1 and surpassed 4,000 points for the first time on the back of increased confidence in the economy that stemmed from vaccinations and Biden's in…

msft - Business Insider
3:30am PDT - April 11th, 2021

Microsoft is pushing back its earliest office reopening date to September to give 'flexibility for employees to make summer plans' (MSFT)

Summary List PlacementMicrosoft is pushing back its earliest possible date for when employees can return to the office without health and safety restrictions to September from July, Insider has learned. "We believe this date will afford additional flexibility…

msft - Business Insider
2:54pm PDT - April 1st, 2021

Top Microsoft executives have been quietly building the case for why it might want to buy Discord for $10 billion or more (MSFT)

Summary List PlacementMicrosoft is said to be in exclusive talks to acquire online group chat platform Discord for $10 billion or more, in a deal that could be announced as soon as April. The company has yet to confirm a pending deal, but recent comments from…

msft - Business Insider
6:25am PDT - March 27th, 2021

LIVE: Microsoft reports earnings after the bell (MSFT)

Summary List PlacementMicrosoft is set to report earnings for the second quarter of its fiscal year after the market closes on Tuesday. Here's what Wall Street is expecting, according to analysts polled by Zacks:

  • Revenue: $40.12 billion
  • Earn…

    msft - Business Insider
    12:45pm PST - January 26th, 2021

Alma raises $59.4 million for its Klarna-like payment option

French startup Alma is raising a $59.4 million Series B funding round (€49 million). The company has been building a new payment option for expensive goods....

msft - TechCrunch
12:10am PST - January 25th, 2021

The inventor of 5G predicts the technology will doom Silicon Valley and catapult China. Here's the roadmap Amazon, Microsoft, and Google must follow to follow to stay ahead. (GOOG, AMZN, MSFT)

Summary List PlacementErdal Arikan, a Turkish professor and scientist, held a low profile until Huawei — China's leading 5G equipment manufacturer and the world's second largest seller of smartphones — elevated his work out of obscurity and made it the underl…

msft - Business Insider
6:03am PST - January 23rd, 2021

Microsoft doubled the price of Xbox Live Gold memberships to $120 per year and gamers aren't happy (MSFT)

Summary List PlacementMicrosoft is raising prices for Xbox Live Gold memberships in certain markets in an apparent effort to convert more users to its Xbox Game Pass Ulimate, and the gaming community is not receiving the news well. Microsoft announced in a bl…

msft - Business Insider
3:40pm PST - January 22nd, 2021

Original Content podcast: Martin Scorsese and Fran Lebowitz have a good time in 'Pretend It's A City'

The concept behind the new Netflix documentary series "Pretend It's A City" is pretty straightforward: Author Fran Lebowitz talks, while Martin Scorsese...

msft - TechCrunch
7:35am PST - January 17th, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Parler is a Microsoft Office 365 user, and Microsoft employees are discussing the ethics of having the far-right social app as a customer (MSFT)

Summary List PlacementParler, the far-right social media app favored by supporters of President Donald Trump, was removed from Apple's and Google's app stores on Friday in the wake of last week's deadly riot at the US Capitol. Not long after, many of Parler's…

msft - Business Insider
10:54am PST - January 13th, 2021

Microsoft says it's halting all political donations until after it assesses the 'implications of last week's events' (MSFT)

Summary List PlacementLess than a week after a right-wing mob stormed the US Capitol, Microsoft announced a suspension of political donations for at least one fiscal quarter.  "Microsoft's political action committee decided last Friday that it will not make a…

msft - Business Insider
9:33am PST - January 11th, 2021

Buy these 12 software stocks poised to crush Wall Street expectations in 2021, Evercore ISI says — including 4 2020 laggards that are set to bounce back

Summary List Placement2021 brings an opportunity for new blood to emerge in terms of leadership in the software sector, Evercore ISI software equity analyst Kirk Materne says. Software 'winners' that provided returns of 50% or more over a one-year period are …

msft - Business Insider
8:14am PST - January 4th, 2021

McConnell ties $2,000 stimulus checks to Trump-proposed poison pills on Section 230 and election fraud, likely sinking push for additional COVID-19 relief (FB, GOOG, GOOGL, TWTR, MSFT, AAPL)

Summary List PlacementRepublican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday introduced a bill tying $2,000 stimulus checks to unrelated items on President Donald Trump's agenda: a full repeal of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and the cre…

msft - Business Insider
7:22pm PST - December 29th, 2020

Open source developers have worked longer hours and spent more free time programming during the pandemic, new GitHub report shows (MSFT)

Summary List PlacementThe coronavirus pandemic has brought many changes to how people work, socialize, and spend their free time — including for developers. Namely, they're working longer hours and spending more free time writing code, according to a new repo…

msft - Business Insider
3:26pm PST - December 28th, 2020

Microsoft says its Teams chat added another 40 million daily active users in just six months, up to 115 million total (MSFT, WORK)

Summary List Placement The Microsoft Teams chat app now has 115 daily active users — up from the 75 million it announced in late April — after a surge in users prompted by the pandemic-caused shift to remote work. CEO Satya Nadella disclosed the new figure o…

msft - Business Insider
3:18pm PDT - October 27th, 2020

Microsoft Windows head Panos Panay says the pandemic has made the PC more vital than ever, even in the smartphone era: 'The usage intensity on Windows is higher than it's ever been before' (MSFT)

Summary List Placement When Microsoft chief product officer Panos Panay took over leadership of the Windows operating system in February, the company's priority was to "remind people how essential the PC is." "It was my primary focus," Panay said in an inter…

msft - Business Insider
6:45am PDT - October 24th, 2020

Microsoft Windows head Panos Panay says that the decision to ship the Surface Duo smartphone on Android reflects the company's focus on flexibility in reaching customers (MSFT)

Summary List Placement When Microsoft announced its long-awaited smartphone, the Surface Duo, would run on the Android operating system, it marked a major reversal for a company once notorious for prioritizing Windows above all else — and that had only a few…

msft - Business Insider
4:04pm PDT - October 22nd, 2020

RT @MSN: A police dog mauled an unarmed Black man in Ohio during a July 4th traffic stop after he surrendered to authorities with his hands…

Black dulce (@leche_black)
2:31pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @juanandres_gs: Now, the cloud, or really the ‘MSFT responds to MEGA crisis partly their fault by stonewalling’ piece… it’s terrifying a…

Raj Goel (@RajGoel_NY)
2:31pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023
Watch list w/o 7/24/23 - big ER week 
Mon: $DPZ $CLF  
Tuesday: $MSFT $GOOGL 
Wednesday: $BA $META $CMG FOMC
Thursday: $ENPH $INTC $F $INTC 
Fri: $XOM $CVX https://t.co/kVg3EujJwL

Watch list w/o 7/24/23 - big ER week Mon: $DPZ $CLF Tuesday: $MSFT $GOOGL Wednesday: $BA $META $CMG FOMC Thursday: $ENPH $INTC $F $INTC Fri: $XOM $CVX https://t.co/kVg3EujJwL

HollyG (@HollyGoodhead5)
2:31pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023
Microsoft $MSFT broke a new hist' high, currently +0.9% at $343.77. Earnings due Tues' in AH will merit attention. @petenajarian https://t.co/kXQY2VtYzl

Microsoft $MSFT broke a new hist' high, currently +0.9% at $343.77. Earnings due Tues' in AH will merit attention. @petenajarian https://t.co/kXQY2VtYzl

Philip Calrissian (@Trading_Sunset)
2:31pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @News_By_Nick: “The entire Street will be laser focused on one print this week: $MSFT. .. there is no better barometer of the overall cl…

Cip (@Ciprian30460409)
2:31pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023
$QQQ
We have 2 gaps to fill 
with a Shooting Star on the Weekly 
$MSFT $GOOG $META earnings &
FOMC meeting this  week  we should be in for a good one https://t.co/KpdJsO9T5S

$QQQ We have 2 gaps to fill with a Shooting Star on the Weekly $MSFT $GOOG $META earnings & FOMC meeting this week we should be in for a good one https://t.co/KpdJsO9T5S

(@kLeonard_)
2:30pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

Mercedes-Benz cars use non-vibrant colors like black and white to keep their premium demeanor. However, when German luxury car tuner Mansory painted a Mercedes-Benz S-Class in gold, we think more owners may want to break out of the norm. To be more https://t.co/dCDAux3czr

Autos (@Mystartautos)
2:30pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

At least six people died and as many as 26 others were injured following gun violence that sprawled across Chicago over the last 48 hours. https://t.co/u1hY7YVYkf

MSN (@MSN)
2:30pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

Jaipur, Jul 23 (PTI) Former minister and Congress MLA Rajendra Gudha on Sunday said he had saved Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot from trouble but was removed without being given an opportunity to explain himself https://t.co/OnXVybg0xJ

MSN India (@msnindia)
2:30pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

Victoria and David Beckham sing Spice Girls hit after Inter Miami’s Messi scores - Fashion designer Victoria teased she is ‘warming up’ her vocals. https://t.co/xGEmMdFkFZ

MSN UK (@msnuk)
2:30pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @juanandres_gs: One clear marker of intent is the credit given to Cyber Peace Institute ‘analysts’ for original work on Russian wipers u…

Raj Goel (@RajGoel_NY)
2:30pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

Mina Alali has always found the mammals extremely cute so when the chance came to get one of her own, she jumped at it - naming the pampered pig Merlin. Merlin not only lives in her house but even sleeps in her bed, with the influencer, who has 1.9 million https://t.co/YYNf9WBaaf

MSN UK (@msnuk)
2:30pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

Tension near Zimbabwe’s border between Mozambique’s Frelimo party and Zimbabwe’s main opposition is threatening to breach peace in the eastern side of the country. https://t.co/154LUMqX2R

MSN South Africa (@MSNSouthAfrica)
2:30pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

“ Barbenheimer ” didn’t just work – it spun box office gold. The social media-fueled fusion of Greta Gerwig’s “ Barbie ” and Christopher Nolan’s “ Oppenheimer ” brought moviegoers back to the theaters in record numbers this weekend, vastly outperforming https://t.co/LAPPG8dQn3

MSN Canada (@MSNca)
2:30pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @WEVVAVE: Nasdaq 100 rebalance $QQQ for the "Magnificent 7": $AAPL 12.1% to 11.5% $MSFT 12.8% to 9.8% $GOOGL 7.6% to 5.7% $AMZN 6.9% to…

WEWAVE.APP (@WEVVAVE)
2:30pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @MSN: CNN spoke with medical professionals who responded to a request for stories about how people’s lives have changed since Roe v. Wad…

Donel Adams (@DonelAdams)
2:29pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023
Last week's bars on much of big tech are some of the first signs of a pullback that may see some of these names retrace back below their 21 and 50 DMAs.

Some nasty ones with big volume - $MSFT $TSLA $NFLX $AAPL https://t.co/OIDCXibIYE

Last week's bars on much of big tech are some of the first signs of a pullback that may see some of these names retrace back below their 21 and 50 DMAs. Some nasty ones with big volume - $MSFT $TSLA $NFLX $AAPL https://t.co/OIDCXibIYE

Alessio (@PressTradez)
2:29pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @MSN: PARIS (AP) — Neighborhoods in northeast Paris have struggled for years with the scourge of crack cocaine and its use in public. Th…

Donel Adams (@DonelAdams)
2:28pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

A group of tech industry actors including Meta, Microsoft and Intel and France's Atos have teamed up to form an ethernet consortium in a bid to build up networks suited for artificial intelligence, Atos announced on Wednesday. $META $MSFT $INTC $ATOS The consortium will work… https://t.co/c0aAQeQIvv

FZMN | FaztMarketNews (@FaztMarketNewz)
6:01am PDT - July 19th, 2023

In today’s #MoneyShow #MarketMinute: Financials reporting mixed earnings, including $GS today... $MSFT hits AT high on #AI monetization news... "Be Bold" #investing approach works. But has it gone TOO far?... More analysis from @MoneyShow here: https://t.co/AlTWhDdPqy

Mike Larson (@RealMikeLarson)
6:01am PDT - July 19th, 2023

Where does the ai money flow to in the mid cap space? After this most recent move in $msft and $nvda

Stockstin Powers (@StockstinP)
6:01am PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @AzureDevOps: We found an interesting article on running containers in #Azure @ThePracticalDev. It has some good analysis, tons of help…

saleem ahmed (@saleembhai)
6:00am PDT - July 19th, 2023
$MSFT and $ATVI extend the deadline for their merger from July 18 to Oct 18. ...but no additional cash to Activision? David Faber alluded that in a scenario where they extend the deadline Microsoft would have to pay a bit more n'est pas? Hopefully @davidfaber discusses it at 9:00 https://t.co/rlqHRbu1PV

$MSFT and $ATVI extend the deadline for their merger from July 18 to Oct 18. ...but no additional cash to Activision? David Faber alluded that in a scenario where they extend the deadline Microsoft would have to pay a bit more n'est pas? Hopefully @davidfaber discusses it at 9:00 https://t.co/rlqHRbu1PV

Garen (@garen700)
6:00am PDT - July 19th, 2023

As long as global temperature continues to rise, the world should brace for escalating impacts. https://t.co/dITPnBf3G5

Weather (@Mystartweather)
6:00am PDT - July 19th, 2023

The city is the latest to give itself a temporary makeover in honor of the massive summer tour. https://t.co/V6u0hJBaZE

MSN (@MSN)
6:00am PDT - July 19th, 2023

As the cost of living continues to skyrocket in certain parts of the United States, more people are exploring alternative options that offer an affordable lifestyle and a unique thrift shopping... https://t.co/Gq6HmRnU6q

Microsoft Shopping (@MicrosoftShops)
6:00am PDT - July 19th, 2023

The last time federal student loan borrowers had to pay their debt, Donald Trump was still president and the COVID-19 pandemic was only beginning to make its rapid spread around the world. This was in... https://t.co/3G9UqiqJIV

MSN Money (@MSN_Money)
6:00am PDT - July 19th, 2023

Uncle Toni shares his views on Carlos Alcaraz's "unstoppable rise". https://t.co/qhJcTzRF2w

MSN Sports (@MSNSports)
6:00am PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @Msft365Insider: Ready to add a splash of color or visually represent the contents in your Excel worksheets? Now you can! Learn how to i…

VOX ISM (@Vox_ISM)
6:00am PDT - July 19th, 2023
Learn how @RadishCoop reduces food waste, improves service for customers and business for restaurants with Azure. https://t.co/DLFLWx6WJa

#MicrosoftStories #Azure #Ai https://t.co/yjIm6koJGV

Learn how @RadishCoop reduces food waste, improves service for customers and business for restaurants with Azure. https://t.co/DLFLWx6WJa #MicrosoftStories #Azure #Ai https://t.co/yjIm6koJGV

Microsoft Canada (@microsoftcanada)
6:00am PDT - July 19th, 2023

Take a look at this guy. He has 50k followers he has been calling a crash from when $spy was 380 Will he be right eventually? Maybe. But he missed a 20% move because of his “smartness” this is what I warn against. $qqq $msft $aapl https://t.co/wkehhF9hPL

Kings Traders (@traders_kings)
5:59am PDT - July 19th, 2023
Break-up fee now as high as 4.5 billion, and the agreement appears to run through Dec. 31, 2024. Also, MSFT is allowed to divest ATVI assets in the UK to consummate the deal under the CMA restrictions.

https://t.co/HvZwVT2ao7 https://t.co/IzCnSCYN8K https://t.co/3Om1b6znwm

Break-up fee now as high as 4.5 billion, and the agreement appears to run through Dec. 31, 2024. Also, MSFT is allowed to divest ATVI assets in the UK to consummate the deal under the CMA restrictions. https://t.co/HvZwVT2ao7 https://t.co/IzCnSCYN8K https://t.co/3Om1b6znwm

Raphael Oppenheimer (@CMBR_Ray)
5:59am PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @diane_alter: $MSFT $ATVI merger agreement extended to Oct 18. In Activision Blizzard Board declares $0.99 per share dividend. #merger

Jacob Parry (@jcbcp)
5:59am PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @SharePoint: Announced at #MSInspire- Microsoft 365 Backup! Lightning-fast data backup and restore for your #Microsoft365 data, quickly…

VOX ISM (@Vox_ISM)
5:59am PDT - July 19th, 2023

Companies are gonna end up paying $100 per employee for AI on all these platforms from $CRM to $MSFT. Insane rise in cost for most companies.

AltitudeBen (@BenAltitude)
5:59am PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @News_By_Nick: $ATVI $MSFT | Microsoft, Activision Extend Deadline To Close Deal To Oct. 18 - Bloomberg

GAR Capital (@garcapital)
5:59am PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @zerohedge: MSFT and NVDA have added $175BN market cap today, more than the mkt cap of 462 S&P companies, and more than the value of Nik…

Dexter (Financial Baron) (@voiceofgray)
4:28am PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @zerohedge: MSFT and NVDA have added $175BN market cap today, more than the mkt cap of 462 S&P companies, and more than the value of Nik…

DrinksOnMe (@ContrarianInc)
4:28am PDT - July 19th, 2023

Don't be a dummy today. Earnings are coming out for the big 7 and they'll talk about the highs of Tsla, MsFt, amzn you're late. The dip will happen in about a month maybe.... you can buy but it better be long term like 4-5 year long term

PolkTheArtist (@PolkTheArtist)
4:27am PDT - July 19th, 2023

RT @donnelly_brent: One-day change in MSFT market cap, 1994 to now Today is the 5th largest daily market cap gain ever for MSFT https://t.…

KD (@KD_Macro)
4:27am PDT - July 19th, 2023