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Finance, Software

Stock To Invest In: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Now A Long Term Buy Stock

Hilliard Lyons upgraded its stock rating for Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) to long-term Buy with a price target of $52 per share due to the improving operating performance of the company. Hilliard Lyons technology analyst, Stephen Turner said that a strong cloud adoption and constructive cost containment prompted them to upgrade their rating for Microsoft to long-term Buy. In a note to investors, Hilliard Lyons … Continue reading Stock To Invest In: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Now A Long Term Buy Stock

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Stock News: Despite Recent Growth, Analysts Worry About MSFT Stock

Last week, technology giant Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) reported its fiscal first quarter results. The headline numbers looked really impressive, but they were again due to very conservative guidance from the company. Microsoft’s revenue growth appears very strong right now due to the Nokia acquisition, but the added costs are pressuring the bottom line. Microsoft reported fiscal Q1 revenues (for the September ending quarter) of $23.20 … Continue reading Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Stock News: Despite Recent Growth, Analysts Worry About MSFT Stock

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Cuts Xbox One Prices

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) is set to cut the price of the Xbox One by $50 this holiday season. The tech giant’s special holiday promotion will be valid on Xbox One consoles or bundles until January 3rd. This deal will be available at all major retailers in the United States including Amazon, Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Game Stop, Toys R Us, and Microsoft Store. Yusef … Continue reading Stock in News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Cuts Xbox One Prices

Richard Atkins
Finance, Mobile

Stock in Focus: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) User Forum Flooded With Iran-Focused Requests

Last week, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) announced that over a million testers have registered for its Windows 10 Technical Preview in just two weeks. The software giant said it had received more than 200,000 “pieces of user-initiated feedback.” About one-third of the builds are run virtually, with the remaining two-thirds running it natively. Tens of thousands of users have voted on the company’s user forums … Continue reading Stock in Focus: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) User Forum Flooded With Iran-Focused Requests

Richard Atkins
Finance, Software

Stock in News: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) To Stop Free Xbox Music streaming

In a refreshed effort to focus on music streaming services, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) plans on dropping the free version of Xbox Music on December 1st. Microsoft will continue to offer Xbox Music Pass, an unlimited ad-free music streaming service that starts at $10. Although the company did not mention why it was dropping the free option, it did claim, “We are focusing Xbox Music … Continue reading Stock in News: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) To Stop Free Xbox Music streaming

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock Update: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) Pops Up Due To Earnings Beat

Shares of Microsoft Corporation climbed by as much as 3% in after-hours trading. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) released the earnings results from its most recently completed quarter tonight after closing bell, posting non-GAAP earnings of 65 cents per share on $23.2 billion in revenue. Analysts had been expecting earnings of 49 cents per share on $22 billion in revenue. In the same quarter last year, … Continue reading Stock Update: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) Pops Up Due To Earnings Beat

Richard Atkins