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Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has been on a yearslong shopping spree, including recent rumors that it is interested in buying gaming chat start-up Discord for over $10 billion. The enterprise software giant kicked off the week by announcing a blockbuster deal to scoop up voice recogni

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What happenedShares of Nuance Communications (NASDAQ: NUAN) climbed 16% on Monday after Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced an agreement to purchase the artificial intelligence-powered speech-recognition company.

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican who has been a staunch critic of Big Tech, said on Monday he has introduced a bill that would ban all mergers and acquisitions by any company with a market value greater $100 billion, a category that includes the five biggest U.S. tech companies.

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones industrial average ended lower on Monday, with investors waiting for cues from the upcoming corporate earnings season and a key inflation report later this week.

The market stumbled out of the blocks this week, with the major indexes all logging modest declines on a Monday that was low on trading volume and slow on broader macro news.

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones industrial average ended lower on Monday, with investors waiting for cues from the upcoming corporate earnings season and a key inflation report later this week.

Technology stocks were ending mostly lower, with the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF Monday slipping 0.5% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was falling 1.2% this afternoon.In company news, Nvidia (NVDA) rose 5.8% after Monday saying revenue for its current Q1 ending Ap

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones industrial average dipped below record levels on Monday as investors paused ahead of the start of the corporate reporting season and a key inflation report later this week.

The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) got off to a quiet start on Monday, easing lower by about a third of a percent by 1:30 p.m. EDT. Unlike some other major market benchmarks, the Nasdaq has remained below its record highs from February, but it wouldn't take much of a gain

Technology stocks were mostly lower Monday, with the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF slipping 0.2% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was falling 1.1% this afternoon.In company news, Verint Systems (VRNT) was little changed after closing on a $315 million offering of co

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The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones indexes retreated from record levels on Monday, as investors geared up for the start of the corporate reporting season and a key inflation report later this week.

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) confirmed rumors today that it would acquire Nuance Communications (NASDAQ: NUAN) in an all-cash transaction valued at $19.7 billion, including assumption of the company's debt. The tech giant sees the deal as a way to boost its own ambitions in the realm

The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Microsoft is the #1 analyst pick. Microsoft is also a top tier analyst pick among the broader S&P 500 index components, claiming

The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones indexes retreated from record levels on Monday, as investors geared up for the start of the corporate reporting season and a key inflation report later this week.

Salesforce.com said it would start allowing vaccinated employees to return to some of its offices, making it one of the first major U.S. corporations to give vaccinated workers preferential treatment over those who have not taken the shot.

The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones indexes were set to open lower on Monday after closing at record levels in the previous session, as investors geared up for the start of the earnings season and a key inflation report this week.