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This blue-chip staple is still a great long-term investment.
If you are wondering whether Microsoft stock still offers solid value at today's price, it helps to separate the story from the numbers and look at what the current market is actually pricing in. The shares most recently closed at US$459.86, with returns of a 3.6% decline over 7 days, a 5.4% decline over 30 days, a 2.8% decline year to date, plus returns of 8.0% over 1 year, 94.1% over 3 years and 108.8% over 5 years. Recent headlines around Microsoft have focused on its position in large...
Newly agreed rents across Britain fell by 0.7% in 2025 to an average £1,371 per month, according to Hamptons' latest letting index.
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The Magnificent Seven is now the Mag Five. Investors are no longer grouping the market’s big tech stocks together in quite the same way. The fortunes of what was once Wall Street’s favorite band of megacap names have diverged in the past year, as professional and ordinary investors alike take a more cautious view of the artificial-intelligence spending boom.
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You might be wondering if Apple’s current share price still makes sense, or if the stock is starting to look expensive or interesting again based on the numbers. Apple recently closed at US$255.53, with a 7 day return of a 1.5% decline, a 30 day return of a 6.6% decline, a year to date return of a 5.7% decline, an 11.6% return over 1 year, and returns of 88.1% and 88.8% over 3 and 5 years respectively. These moves sit against a backdrop of ongoing product updates, services expansion, and...
Apple’s decision to tap Google’s Gemini AI to supercharge Siri is redefining its AI strategy. Is AAPL a buy now?
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer shared his thoughts on. Cramer highlighted the company CEO’s comments after its earnings, as he remarked: “When JPMorgan reported yesterday, they posted a solid top and bottom line beat, excluding a $2.2 billion reserve that they took related to the Apple credit card […]
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one of the best stocks to buy in 2026 for beginners. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed a Buy rating on Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) on January 14 and set a price target of $650. In a separate development, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) unveiled an initiative on January 13 to limit data center power costs and […]
Enthusiasm for artificial intelligence's prospects will continue to drive the market higher in 2026. The gains won't be limited to tech stocks, strategists say.
As the legal battle between Elon Musk, OpenAI, and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) heats up, Musk has expressed his eagerness for the upcoming trial, promising explosive revelations. Musk, a co-founder of OpenAI, has sued the artificial intelligence firm and its CEO, Sam Altman. He alleges that OpenAI defrauded him by transitioning into a for-profit venture, contrary to its original non-profit mission. Musk is seeking damages of up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming wrongful
The $4 trillion enterprise is ready to give investors a fresh update on its financial performance.
Wall Street is underestimating the growth potential of Nvidia's Rubin architecture.
Both companies have a lot riding on the success of OpenAI, the leader in large language models.
Meta is pivoting away from the metaverse. Here's where it went wrong.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one of the best stocks to buy right now. As of January 12, 2026, investors remain confident in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s growth outlook, with 95% of Wall Street analysts bullish. The consensus price target is $630.00, implying 31.40% upside. The most recent commentary came from Barclays on January 12, 2026, as […]
Venture capital firm Sequoia is joining Singapore's GIC and U.S. investor Coatue in a funding round for Anthropic which aims to raise $25 billion at a $350 billion valuation, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC, and Coatue will contribute $1.5 billion each for the Claude chatbot-maker, the newspaper said. Sequoia, Anthropic, GIC and Coatue did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
These AI leaders could soon join a highly exclusive group.
Sequoia Capital is lining up a big investment into Anthropic, throwing its weight behind the AI start-up for the first time as part of a funding...
TSMC has for decades provided a “Silicon Shield” to its namesake island. Now it sees both business and geopolitical reasons for going big in the U.S.
Investing.com -- Here are the biggest analyst moves in the area of artificial intelligence (AI) for this week.
We recently compiled a list of the 10 Best Investments During A Recession. Microsoft Corporation tops our list for being one of the best investments during a recession. On January 11, TheFly reported that Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on MSFT with a Buy rating and a $655 price target, implying ~37% upside. The key factors […]