Microsoft announced its next quarterly dividend of $0.91 per share, payable on September 10, 2026, to shareholders recorded by August 20, 2026. This dividend matches the previous two payments this year, reflecting the company's consistent dividend policy. With a forward yield of 0.73% and 24 consecutive years of dividend increases, Microsoft emphasizes steady growth over high yield. The stock has also gained about 5% year-to-date, rewarding investors with both dividends and capital appreciation.
KraneShares Public-Private AI & Technology ETF (CHAT) and Roundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF (AGIX) provide broad exposure to the AI ecosystem but differ in holdings and risk profiles. Since AGIX's inception, CHAT has outperformed by about 60%,...
Microsoft will start reporting quarterly revenue for its Azure cloud business, offering clearer insight into its competition with Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud. This change is part of a restructuring that reduces its operating segments from th...
The US Justice Department has filed a court brief supporting OpenAI in its copyright lawsuit with The New York Times, arguing that using copyrighted content to train AI models does not violate copyright law. The Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft, claim...
The Trump administration submitted a 20-page brief defending OpenAI's use of copyrighted works to train its AI models in a lawsuit filed by The New York Times. The brief argues that maintaining U.S. leadership in AI development is crucial and that re...
An investor closed $36 million worth of long-dated Microsoft call spreads with expiry in December 2027, raising questions about confidence in the stock's future gains. Despite this, Microsoft's fundamentals remain strong, with Azure revenue up 43% ye...
