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Meta said it would cut 10% of it employees while Microsoft will offer voluntary retirement to about 7% of workers

23 Apr, 2026 @ 22:36 by Yahoo! Finance

VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) reported what it called a strong start to 2026, citing record levels in its combined .com and .net domain name base and higher year-over-year revenue and earnings. Executives also announced a forthcoming .com wholesale price increase effective Nov. 1, 2026 and raised the compa

Microsoft has the scale to answer many key questions across an entire sector.

23 Apr, 2026 @ 22:02 by Yahoo! Finance

Microsoft stock just saw another round of substantial sell-offs.

The Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 pulled back from record highs on Thursday, dragged down by a se

23 Apr, 2026 @ 21:00 by Yahoo! Finance

Apple’s largest iPhone assembler is starting to look like an unlikely winner of the AI era. In March, Foxconn reported a 46 per cent year-on...

SpaceX (SPAX.PVT) is buying Cursor, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup, for $60 billion. Sources say that Microsoft (MSFT) was looking at buying Cursor first. Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley outlines the latest.

23 Apr, 2026 @ 20:01 by Yahoo! Finance

The Nasdaq slipped from record highs on Thursday after the first big wave of tech earnings failed to save the day. The Dow dropped 180 points, or 0.4%. The S&P and Nasdaq finished Wednesday at closing highs.

Microsoft (MSFT) is planning its first-ever voluntary employee buyout for up to 7% of its US workforce. Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley discusses the news in the video above.

For the first time in its 51-year history, Microsoft is offering its employees a soft landing rather than a hard exit.

23 Apr, 2026 @ 19:36 by Yahoo! Finance

We recently shared Jim Cramer Rubbished Circular AI Deals & Commented On These 18 Stocks. Adobe Inc (NASDAQ:ADBE) is one of the stocks discussed by Jim Cramer. Productivity software firm Adobe Inc (NASDAQ:ADBE)’s stock has struggled in today’s AI era. They are down by 29% over the past year and by 25.8% year-to-date. Amidst this […]

23 Apr, 2026 @ 19:36 by Yahoo! Finance

Meta plans to cut a tenth of its workforce, looking for productivity gains from its remaining workers as it invests heavily in artificial intelligence.Meta is locked in a bitter rivalry with other tech behemoths racing to invest heavily in AI, aiming to ensure the technology generates profits in the not-so-distant future.

Meta is laying off about 8,000 workers, or about 10% of its workforce, the company said Thursday as it continues to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure and highly paid AI-expert hires. Also Thursday, Microsoft said it was offering voluntary buyouts to thousands of its U.S. employees. While an alternative to the sudden layoffs removing tech workers from peers like Meta and Oracle, the savings are likely tied to a similar industry upheaval that is requiring huge spending on the costs of artificial intelligence.

23 Apr, 2026 @ 19:35 by Yahoo! Finance

We recently shared Jim Cramer Rubbished Circular AI Deals & Commented On These 18 Stocks. Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one of the stocks discussed by Jim Cramer. Software giant Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s shares have struggled lately, as while they are up by 18% over the past year, they are down by 9.9% year-to-date. However, over […]

23 Apr, 2026 @ 19:34 by Yahoo! Finance

We recently shared Jim Cramer Rubbished Circular AI Deals & Commented On These 18 Stocks. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the stocks discussed by Jim Cramer. Consumer electronics giant Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) created quite a bit of a splash yesterday after it announced that CEO Tim Cook would be stepping down from his role. […]

23 Apr, 2026 @ 19:21 by Yahoo! Finance

While US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) see red in Thursday's trading session, the PHLX Semiconductor Index (^SOX) is staying in positive territory for its 17th straight day. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre deep dives into the SOX's latest rally.

Shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) are down roughly 4% in Thursday afternoon trading, sliding to $415 from a prior close of $432.92. It’s the software giant’s worst session since early February, and the selloff is tied directly to a corporate first. Microsoft is launching the first-ever voluntary employee buyout program in its 51-year history, offering exit ... Microsoft Falls 4% as $110 Billion AI Bet Forces Historic Employee Buyout: What Investors Need to Know

23 Apr, 2026 @ 18:46 by Yahoo! Finance

Apple's (AAPL) most recent victory in China is worth more than simply bragging rights about smartphones, CNBC reported. New market data show that the company's iPhone shipments in China rose 20% in the first quarter, the fastest growth among major suppliers, even while the country's overall ...

Meta and Microsoft are the latest Big Tech giants to trim staff as AI costs continue to balloon.

23 Apr, 2026 @ 18:18 by Yahoo! Finance

US benchmark equity indexes were lower intraday as traders dumped technology stocks, while increased

(Bloomberg) -- Intel Corp. has been one of the hottest stocks in the market over the past 12 months, soaring 230% to the highest price since the dot-com bubble. But the rally is facing a potential roadblock in the company’s first-quarter earnings report due after the close Thursday. Most Read from BloombergAnthropic’s Mythos Model Is Being Accessed by Unauthorized UsersInside Alex Cooper’s Unwell: Tears, Screaming and Employees Looking for the ExitMeta Tells Staff It Will Cut 10% of Jobs in Push

23 Apr, 2026 @ 18:05 by Yahoo! Finance

New CEO John Ternus could breathe life into Apple stock.

We just covered the 15 AI Stocks That Could Break the Trillion Dollar Barrier and Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) ranks 2nd on this list. In the eyes of elite investors, Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) has transformed from a legacy database firm into a critical fourth member of the Hyperscale cloud club alongside Amazon, Microsoft, and Google. A […]

23 Apr, 2026 @ 17:48 by Yahoo! Finance

Stocks fell suddenly Thursday afternoon following a spike in oil prices. The Dow dropped 600 points, or 1%. The S&P 500 fell 1.3%. The Nasdaq dropped 1.8%. WTI crude oil futures jumped 4.6% to $97.27 a barrel, while Brent crude jumped 4.

23 Apr, 2026 @ 17:45 by Yahoo! Finance

DigitalOcean is betting big on AI inference capacity in 2026-27, but margin pressure, leverage and timing risks could keep DOCN's upside execution-dependent.

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