Microsoft earnings beats expectations, stock pops

Microsoft (MSFT) shares are popping after the tech giant reported a fiscal first-quarter earnings beat. Baird Technology Desk Sector Strategist Ted Mortonson joins Yahoo Finance Live anchors Julie Hyman and Josh Lipton to weigh in on the report and what direction Microsoft will be taking with its products and software.
Mortonson says Microsoft’s rebounding Azure cloud growth signals it’s moving past optimization and leaning toward more aggressive “investing in core generative AI” capabilities.
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