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Microsoft, which is seeking to wrap up its acquisition of game-maker Activision for $69 billion, urged the Federal Trade Commission to withdraw a case against the deal that the agency had brought before an internal FTC judge, according to a motion posted to the FTC's website on Wednesday

Change is the Only Constant on Wall StreetJust a handful of months ago, former tech darlings crashed, recession fears brewed, and new layoffs were announced on a seemingly daily basis. To make matters worse, the US Federal Reserve

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 index rose modestly on Wednesday, with the blue-chip Dow on pace for its eighth straight day of gains as investors gauged the latest round of corporate earnings, but a decline in Microsoft held the Nasdaq near the unchanged mark.

Tech stocks were lower late Wednesday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) declining 0.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 1%.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 index rose modestly on Wednesday, with the blue-chip Dow on pace for its eighth straight day of gains as investors gauged the latest round of corporate earnings, but a decline in Microsoft held the Nasdaq near the unchanged mark.

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Fintel reports that on July 19, 2023, Mizuho maintained coverage of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) with a Buy recommendation. Analyst Price Forecast Suggests 2.53% Downside

Fintel reports that on July 19, 2023, Barclays maintained coverage of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) with a Overweight recommendation. Analyst Price Forecast Suggests 2.53% Downside

Fintel reports that on July 19, 2023, JP Morgan maintained coverage of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) with a Overweight recommendation. Analyst Price Forecast Suggests 2.53% Downside

Fintel reports that on July 19, 2023, Wells Fargo maintained coverage of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) with a Overweight recommendation. Analyst Price Forecast Suggests 2.53% Downside

Fintel reports that on July 19, 2023, B of A Securities maintained coverage of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) with a Buy recommendation. Analyst Price Forecast Suggests 2.53% Downside

Fintel reports that on July 19, 2023, Piper Sandler reiterated coverage of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) with a Overweight recommendation. Analyst Price Forecast Suggests 2.53% Downside

Tech stocks were lower Wednesday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.5% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 1.1%.

Apple is working on artificial intelligence (AI) offerings similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, sending its shares up as much as 2% to a record high.

MongoDB MDB announced a substantial expansion of its strategic partnership agreement with Microsoft MSFT. The two companies are collaborating to facilitate customers' cloud adoption journeys, with initiatives like improved accessi

U.S. antitrust regulators published guidelines on Wednesday on the kinds of mergers and acquisitions they object to, reaffirming the skepticism with which President Joe Biden's administration has approached many deals, especially in the technology sector.

Meta Platforms META recently announced the availability of Llama 2, a large generative AI model that can create text, images and code. It is available for free for research and commercial use on Microsoft’s MSFT cloud platform Azu

Teladoc Health, Inc. TDOC recently announced extending its partnership with Microsoft Corporation MSFT to address the workforce crisis. TDOC will integrate Azure Cognitive Service, Azure OpenAI Service and Nuance Dragon Ambient eX

Many investors consider the S&P 500 to be in rally mode, given its 15%-plus rise in 2023 thus far. It is still roughly 5% below its prior all-time high set in early 2022, though. A bear market is usually defined as the period after stocks decline by 20% or more, with a bull m

Microsoft MSFT is set to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2023 results on Jul 25.The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $55.36 billion, indicating growth of 6.74% from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.The co