Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE:HON), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) are among the top three stock holdings of Ascend Capital, as per its recent SEC 13F filing. The investment manager has a current portfolio of $3.38 billion and its primary investments are in service, consumer goods, and finance industry. Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE:HON) is the…
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)’s Shares Plunge 12 Percent In Last 48 Hours, Tech Giant Announces Free Office Access for Mobile Users
The shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) have dropped in excess of 12 percent in the last 2 days trading at $41.19 with current P/E ratio of 16.62. The tech company has announced free Office access for tablet users offering Word, PowerPoint, and Excel for free. The Windows maker is struggling against its stronger mobile rivals…
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Shares Down on Sluggish Business-License Sales
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) slipped 10 percent on Tuesday after the software firm reported results for the quarter that beat expectations, but with a warning that a strong dollar together with a sluggish PC market will adversely affect growth for the current year. In a statement released on Monday, Microsoft reported that revenue gained from commercial-licensing…
Cramer’s Favorite Tech Picks: Flextronics International Ltd. (FLEX), Intel Corporation (INTC), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)
Flextronics International Ltd. (NASDAQ:FLEX), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) are among the top tech stock picks of Jim Cramer. Cramer has placed his bets on these stocks for tech industry investments. While talking about Flextronics International Ltd. (NASDAQ:FLEX), Cramer said, “This stock should go higher.” It was in the Lighting Round of the Mad…
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Loses Up to 5 Percent Share Value After Fourth Quarter 2014 Financial Results
The shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) stumbled down nearly 5 percent after the tech giant announced its second quarter 2015 financial results. One of the primary reasons for the drop in profit was slower computer sales and strong U.S Dollar performance. The shares of the tech giant were trading at $44.80 in the pre-market trades.…
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Strengthens Cloud Infrastructure by Acquiring Startup Revolution Analytics
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is seeking to boost its position in the cloud business industry by acquiring Revolution Analytics, a Mountain View, California-based startup involved with products and services based on the statistical programming language called R, a tool used to sift through data. The acquisition comes at a critical time when companies are increasingly seeing…
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Alters Windows Distribution Strategy, Windows 10 Available For Free Upgrade
Aligning its strategy with other major operating system providers, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has decided to offer Windows 10 as a free upgrade. The operating system would be available for upgrade for Windows and Windows Phone devices, as the company struggles to retain mobile users. In addition to it, the technology company launched Windows Holographic headset…
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Responded Preemptively in Charlie Hebdo FBI Request, Tech Giant Get Theater Mode Patent
In one of the most heinous terrorist attacks in Paris in the last few weeks, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) worked diligently by providing critical information to the FBI within 45 minutes of the initial request. At the same time, the Windows-maker company said that extra snooping is required only under critical circumstances. While talking about the…
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)’s Email Service, Outlook, Becomes The Next Victim of Hackers After Google Inc (GOOGL)’s Gmail
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is the next victim of hackers in Chinese mainland as its email service, Outlook, was compromised over the weekend. This is the second incident in as many months after China blocked Gmail service from Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL). According to a Chinese censor watchdog, GreatFire.org, a “Man-In-The-Middle” (MITM) attack affected several email clients…
Cramer’s Favorite Tech Picks: Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), AT&T Inc. (T)
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) are the top three tech stock picks of Jim Cramer. He is counting on these tech stocks to perform better in the upcoming trading sessions. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is a part of Cramer’s Action Alert Plus portfolio and he traded these stocks last week. He…