Notably, Microsoft’s stock is up by about 27% since January 31, after the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency in light of the spread of coronavirus. However, during the same period, the S&P 500 index was up 2%. Despite the coronavirus pandemic the company saw a 13% growth in Total revenues for FY 2020.
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Oct 27, 2021 · Oct. 27, 2021, 10:53 AM. Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) is trading higher after the company announced better-than-expected first-quarter fiscal 2022 financial results. Microsoft reported quarterly...
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Oct 27, 2021 · What happened. Shares of software giant Microsoft ( MSFT -0.95%) had jumped 4% as of 11:50 a.m. EDT Wednesday after the company reported better-than-expected sales and earnings in its fiscal first ...
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Dec 14, 2021 · Microsoft ( MSFT -4.36%) shares closed 3.3% lower on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Labor reported that producer price inflation hit a historic high in November, up 9.6% from a year ago ...
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Jul 14, 2021 · What happened. Shares of tech giant Microsoft ( MSFT -0.95%) are up 21.8% in the first half of 2021, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. The …
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Looking ahead, analysts expect the company to clock an annual earnings growth rate of 17% for the next five years. However, the company could easily clock a faster pace of growth as its video gaming business gets bigger and it gains more share in the cloud.Feb 28, 2022
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What happened
Shares of software giant Microsoft ( MSFT -0.96% ) had jumped 4% as of 11:50 a.m. EDT Wednesday after the company reported better-than-expected sales and earnings in its fiscal first-quarter 2022 report last night.
So what
And that wasn't even the best news. When calculated according to generally accepted accounting principles ( GAAP ), Microsoft's earnings actually came in at $2.71 per share for the fiscal first quarter, up 49% year over year -- way better than the 25% reported improvement in adjusted profits.
Now what
And Microsoft plans to keep outperforming expectations in the second quarter, as revealed in the company's post-earnings conference call, which was covered by TheFly.com.
What happened
Microsoft ( MSFT -2.59% ) shares closed 3.3% lower on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Labor reported that producer price inflation hit a historic high in November, up 9.6% from a year ago. This news came on top of a reported 6.8% jump in consumer prices that came out yesterday -- the fastest rate of price growth in 40 years.
So what
Reporting on Microsoft's price decline, Bloomberg drew a direct line from the inflation data to the weakness in Microsoft's stock price. But why exactly is inflation bad news for Microsoft (and other tech stocks as well)?
Now what
Granted, the Federal Reserve will probably work to get inflation rates under control, but even there, the news isn't all great because the Fed's primary tool for containing inflation is raising interest rates.
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