Microsoft MSFT Stock Heads to the Highs Despite 6K Human Job Cuts for AI

Following an early decline, Microsoft's stock rose strongly today, indicating improving sentiment overall and a resurgence of investor ...

Microsoft cutting jobs in favour of AI

Quick overview

  • Microsoft shares rebounded sharply today, recovering from an early dip and reflecting renewed investor confidence.
  • The company's fiscal Q3 2025 results showed a 20% year-over-year increase in cloud revenue, reinforcing its leadership in enterprise cloud services.
  • Despite announcing layoffs affecting about 3% of its workforce, investor optimism remains strong as the stock approaches its all-time high.
  • The positive market sentiment is partly attributed to easing global trade tariffs and the integration of AI into Microsoft's development processes.

Following an early decline, Microsoft’s stock rose strongly today, indicating improving sentiment overall and a resurgence of investor optimism based on cloud expansion.

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