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Microsoft is adding video stories to Teams to liven up the chat app
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella gestures during a session at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on May 24, 2022. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images Microsoft on Tuesday announced Viva Engage, a new portal coming to the Teams communication app that will let co-workers share video stories documenting their activities. It might […]
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Citi cuts Microsoft price target, citing foreign exchange headwinds
Microsoft faces slowing PC demand and foreign exchange headwinds that could hit profits in the near-term, Citi said Tuesday. “We lower our Q4 estimates on mostly FX, and weaker PC’s, while our FY23 embeds more macro conservatism and slower growth across key commercial businesses,” wrote analyst Tyler Radke in a note to clients as he […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, July 12, 2022. Source: NYSE Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures rise Equities markets pointed to a comeback Tuesday morning. Stocks had ended Monday in the red, weighed down by Apple, after Bloomberg reported the tech […]
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Here’s Jim Cramer’s advice to navigate this uncertain earnings season
Earnings season is entering full swing on Wall Street, and CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday that investors would be wise to take a wait-and-see approach toward shares of companies that are about to report quarterly numbers. “In this environment, it’s always going to be fragile on the upside and easy on the downside, because the […]
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How 99-year-old publisher Time is leading legacy media into the NFT future
Time magazine covers Eric Baradat | AFP | Getty Images NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have become, perhaps, the most controversial piece of the crypto conversation, evoking both passionate criticism and praise as Web3 becomes a bigger part of popular culture. Able to shut out the noise on both sides of the argument is an unlikely […]
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Microsoft president sees ‘new era’ of stagnating labor pool
Microsoft CEO Brad Smith participates in a meeting at The Westin Palace Hotel, on 20 May, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. Cezaro De Luca | Europa Press | Getty Images U.S. companies are facing a “new era” in which fewer people are entering the workforce and pressure to pay higher salaries may become permanent, Microsoft president […]
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Amazon plans 4,000 more jobs in the UK this year, defying tech downturn
An Amazon warehouse in Warrington, England. Nathan Stirk | Getty Images Amazon announced Friday it would create more than 4,000 permanent jobs in the U.K. in 2022, defying a wave of job cuts in the tech industry. The roles will include job functions in software development, product management, and engineering, as well as operational duties […]
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How two college friends launched a company that has helped save 32 terawatt hours of energy and more than $3 billion in energy bills
The founders of Opower, Daniel Yates and Alex Laskey. Brooks Kraft | Corbis News | Getty Images In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50 list, 10 years later. Before Alex Laskey launched an energy efficiency company in 2007, he was primarily working on political campaigns, “almost […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, July 13, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Another weak morning for stocks Just days ago, investors toasted a winning week in the […]
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Netflix partners with Microsoft on ad-supported subscription plan
The Netflix logo is seen on a TV remote controller, in this illustration taken January 20, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Netflix has named Microsoft as its partner for its ad-supported service, the companies announced Wednesday. “Microsoft has the proven ability to support all our needs as we together build a new ad supported offering. […]
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