Technology shares are heading into the second half of the year on a bullish footing, with growing adoption of artificial intelligence expected to drive another leg higher in the sector's rally. Wedbush predicts a further 10% gain for tech stocks by the end of 2025, with Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA, ETR:NVD), Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT), Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, ETR:FB2A, SWX:FB), Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE:PLTR) and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) flagged as top picks.
In 2023, analysts estimated Microsoft's Copilot AI chatbot would garner $30 billion in revenue. The software giant did not reveal Copilot revenue in its latest earnings call even as OpenAI reports $10 billion in annual recurring revenue.
Microsoft is cutting more than 9,000 jobs -- 4% of its global workforce -- and as a result, Everwild and the Perfect Dark reboot have been put out to pasture.
Microsoft is making a new round of deep cuts to its workforce, eliminating 9,000 jobs company-wide. The company began notifying employees of the layoffs, which will shrink the company by 4%, on Wednesday morning.
Microsoft's latest round of layoffs takes place as the company revises its strategy for selling AI tools. The layoffs target traditional sales roles, some of which will be replaced by technical salespeople.
Market gains are driven by a concentrated group (NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Meta) raising concerns for Michael Kramer from Mott Capital Management and Reading The Markets about sustainability and overvaluation in tech. AI hype is real, but commoditization and high spending may limit long-term profits for current leaders.
Microsoft is cutting upward of 9,000 jobs in its latest round of layoffs; Perfect Dark and Everwild among games to be cancelled.
Microsoft is cutting around 9,000 jobs in a second major wave of layoffs for the year. Bloomberg's Brody Ford discusses the plan with Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.
Microsoft is cutting nearly 9,000 jobs, the latest in a string of recent layoffs. [contact-form-7] The cuts will impact under 4% of the tech giant's workforce, a spokesperson for the tech giant told PYMNTS Wednesday (July 2).
Key Points in This Article: Microsoft's (MSFT) robust growth in Azure and AI-driven Copilot integrations positions it to reach $600 per share if revenue and EPS growth are sustained.
Microsoft (MSFT) plans to make more cuts to its global workforce, affecting thousands of workers.
The cuts represent less than 4% of the company's global workforce and add to about 6,000 roles it eliminated in May.