Microsoft reported better than anticipated Q3 earnings on Thursday, powered by growth in its cloud products.
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan A volatile week for Wall Street megacaps looks set to end with a positive twist as Microsoft and Alphabet earnings wowed the gallery overnight, while the yen plunged anew in Asia as the Bank of Japan left policy on hold. After a day in which Meta's outsize spend on artificial intelligence appear to spook investors and sent both its stock and the wider tech sector into tailspin, its rivals appeared to steady the ship overnight. Microsoft beat estimates for its quarterly revenue and profit, driven by gains from adoption of artificial intelligence across its cloud services, and its shares jumped more than 4% in extended trade.
Russian internet giant Yandex reported a 40% rise in first-quarter revenue to 228.3 billion roubles ($2.47 billion), driven by growth in e-commerce and ride-hailing, with the market awaiting news on a much anticipated corporate spin-off. Yandex's Nasdaq-listed and Dutch-registered parent, Yandex NV, in February struck a $5.2-billion deal after months of negotiations to sell its assets in Russia at a heavily discounted price due to Kremlin demands on foreign asset sales. Yandex's search and portal business and entertainment services were also among the business lines to contribute to the revenue rise, Yandex said.