Microsoft said Wednesday that its profit for the October-December quarter grew 10% from the same time last year as it works to capitalize on the huge amounts of money it has spent to advance its artif

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We continue to believe that Microsoft remains uniquely positioned to monetize the vast new AI opportunity across applications,” writes BofA Securities analyst Brad Sills.

Microsoft (MSFT) shares fell by around 5% during after-hours trading on Wednesday after it reported Azure cloud computing growth toward the bottom range of expectations.

Microsoft reported its fiscal second-quarter results after Wednesday's closing bell, with investors focused on all things AI.

Microsoft has tested Wall Street's patience by plunking down huge amounts of cash in pursuit of profits from AI that have yet to satisfy investors.

Atlassian stock jumped on fiscal Q2 earnings that topped estimates while revenue guidance came in above views amid a shift to cloud services.

Building and operating AI systems is costly, and Microsoft has said it plans to spend 80 billion dollars (£64.38 billion) this year as it expands its global network of energy-hungry computing centres and supplies them with specialised chips to train and run AI models.

Microsoft reported that its flagship cloud computing business experienced a slowdown in growth amid constraints on data center supply.

Microsoft posted strong Q2 2025 earnings, beating expectations with robust cloud and AI growth, though it faces challenges in maintaining its Cloud segment's rate of growth.