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Microsoft Expectedly Published a Very Strong Financial Report, Unveiled Boost from AI, Cloud and Activision Group’s Consolidation
Jan 31, 2024
Microsoft (MSFT) has notably released its financial report for the past quarter.
Japanese Yen Seems Unemotional after Fed’s Hints at Monetary Policy Turnaround, as BoJ Keeps Slightly Negative Interest Rate in Place
Jan 24, 2024
The Japanese yen consolidated as the Bank of Japan issued a restrictive statement that it is expected to withdraw i...
Transitory Dollar Weakness Temporarily Pushed Yen and Other Asian/Pacific Currencies Higher
Dec 07, 2023
The USD/JPY pair experienced a significant correction of around 1.5% lately.
Microsoft’s Financials Beat Top- and Bottom-Line Forecasts, with Intelligent Cloud Segment in Focus
Oct 25, 2023
Shares of Microsoft (MSFT) jumped 3.65% in today’s, October 25, early U.S. premarket following stronger-than-expect...
Spectacular Sight of the Falling Yen May Be Interrupted by BoJ’s Interventions – First since October
Sep 27, 2023
The widening interest rate differential between the U.S. and Japan has pushed the yen lower since the Federal Reser...
The Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF: Good Idea of Accommodation before 2H Earnings Season Began
Jul 12, 2023
The Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) traded near its high of the day yesterday, on July 11, up 0.2%.
Japanese Yen and Australian Dollar Diverge on Respective Central Bank Policies and Outlooks
May 02, 2023
The Japanese yen continued its sharp downward slide on Tuesday, May 2, hitting its 15-year low against the euro, as...
U.S. Dollar vs Japanese Yen: If “Ifs” and “Buts” Were Candies and Nuts, We’d All Have Merry Christmas
Apr 10, 2023
Selling the dollar for the yen was the main trade idea at Morgan Stanley as of end-March as investors await confirm...
News of Recent Mass Corporate Layoffs and U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls Send Contradicting Signals to Fed
Feb 08, 2023
As we know, Google (GOOG, GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN) and other big tech companies have laid off more t...
Activision Blizzard Q4 Bookings Up 43 Percent, Call Of Duty Posted Good Performance, but Microsoft Deal Update Drags
Feb 07, 2023
Video game giant Activision Blizzard (ATVI) yesterday released its Q4 and FY financial results after the market clo...
Microsoft Only Marginally Beat Expectations, but Upset Investors by Lackluster Guidance while New Business Growth Slowed in December
Jan 25, 2023
Here's what the Big Tech Stalwart posted yesterday:
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Jan 12, 2023
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